Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 vs Saba
Saba comes out ahead, 21 to 15 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Mistral AIMistral 7B Instruct v0.3
15/100- ECI109.0
- Price—
- Context33K
- Our pickMistral AI
Saba
21/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.60
- Context33K
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Saba is our pick
Saba is the better all-round choice, scoring 21/100 against Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 (15). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceSabaSaba $0.30 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 unpriced
- Longest contextAbout the sameMistral 7B Instruct v0.3 32,768 · Saba 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsSabaMistral 7B Instruct v0.3: Text · Saba: Text, PDFs
- Self-hostingMistral 7B Instruct v0.3Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 | Saba |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 35 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 15/100 | 21/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3Mistral AI | SabaMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 109.0 | — |
| ECI rank | #164 of 165 | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 15.2% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 0.3% | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $0.20 |
| Output | — | $0.60 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $0.30 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 4 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,768 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens (best) | 26,214 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache 2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 4 (best) |
| Released | May 22, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Sep 30, 2024 |
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- Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3—
- Saba$3.20
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 or Saba?
Saba is the better all-round choice, scoring 21/100 against Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 (15). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 or Saba?
Saba is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.30 per million tokens for Saba versus . Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 has an ECI of 109.0 and Saba has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 and Saba yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 and Saba share the same 32,768-token context window. Maximum output per response: Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 up to 32,768, Saba up to 26,214 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 accepts text; Saba accepts text and PDFs. Saba handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Saba is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Saba is the newest, released Feb 17, 2025. Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 came out May 22, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Saba Sep 30, 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
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