Question 1

What does this Mistral Small 4 vs Mistral Small (latest) comparison cover?

Accepted Answer

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

Question 2

Which is cheaper: Mistral Small 4 or Mistral Small (latest)?

Accepted Answer

Mistral Small 4 lists $0.15 input and $0.60 output per 1M tokens. Mistral Small (latest) lists $0.15 input and $0.60 output. The cheaper workload depends on the mix of input and output. Long-context tiers, caching, batch processing and retries can change the bill.

Question 3

Which has the larger context window: Mistral Small 4 or Mistral Small (latest)?

Accepted Answer

Both records list a 256K-token context window. An equal limit does not imply equal recall, instruction following, or long-context quality.

Question 4

Which is faster: Mistral Small 4 or Mistral Small (latest)?

Accepted Answer

There is no matched speed measurement for both models with the same source, host, region and date. Test the same prompts at your expected concurrency and measure time to the first useful response as well as complete task time.

Question 5

What input and output types do Mistral Small 4 and Mistral Small (latest) support?

Accepted Answer

Mistral Small 4 records text, image input and text output. Mistral Small (latest) records text, image input and text output. “Not documented” means the current source record is incomplete; it does not prove that a modality is unsupported.

Question 6

Should I choose Mistral Small 4 or Mistral Small (latest)?

Accepted Answer

The recorded figures alone do not establish a clear choice. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Specification	Mistral Small 4	Mistral Small (latest)
Provider	Mistral AI	Mistral AI
Listed pricing route	Mistral API	Mistral AI
Model family	mistral-small	mistral-small
Accepted inputs	text, image	text, image
Produced outputs	text	text
Context window	256K	256K
Max output	256K	256K
Input price / 1M	$0.15	$0.15
Output price / 1M	$0.60	$0.60
Reasoning mode	Documented	Documented
Tool calling	Documented	Documented
Image input	Documented	Documented
Audio input	Not documented	Not documented
Structured output	Documented	Not documented
License	Apache-2.0	Open weights

Mistral Small 4 vs Mistral Small (latest)

Mistral Small 4

Mistral Small (latest)

Key differences

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Which model should you choose?

Documentation and model profiles

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