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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Mistral Nemo vs Mixtral 8x7B

Mistral Nemo comes out ahead, 48 to 37 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Mistral Nemo

    Released Jul 1, 2024

    48/100
    • ECI118.7
    • Price$0.15 / $0.15
    • Context128K
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  2. Mistral AI

    Mixtral 8x7B

    Released Dec 11, 2023

    37/100
    • ECI118.5
    • Price$0.70 / $0.70
    • Context32K
    Full specs Remove Mixtral 8x7B

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01 — Verdict

Mistral Nemo is our pick

Mistral Nemo is the better all-round choice, scoring 48/100 against Mixtral 8x7B (37). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityMistral NemoCapabilities Index (ECI): Mistral Nemo 118.7 · Mixtral 8x7B 118.5
  • Lowest priceMistral NemoMistral Nemo $0.15 · Mixtral 8x7B $0.70 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMistral NemoMistral Nemo 128,000 · Mixtral 8x7B 32,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMistral Nemo: Text · Mixtral 8x7B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMistral NemoMixtral 8x7B
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%3938
Price25%8957
Inputs & features15%2525
Context window10%240
Overall100%48/10037/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Mistral Nemo vs Mixtral 8x7B specifications side by side
SpecificationMistral NemoMistral AIMixtral 8x7BMistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)118.7 (best)118.5
ECI rank#140 of 148 (best)#142 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions29.9%30.6% (best)
Price per million tokens
Input$0.15 (best)$0.70
Output$0.15 (best)$0.70
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.15 (best)$0.70
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIOfficial Mistral API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Max output128,000 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDmistral-nemoopen-mixtral-8x7b
API providers5 (best)1
ReleasedJul 1, 2024Dec 11, 2023
Knowledge cutoffJul 2024Jan 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Mistral Nemo$1.80
  • Mixtral 8x7B$8.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Mistral Nemo or Mixtral 8x7B?

Mistral Nemo is the better all-round choice, scoring 48/100 against Mixtral 8x7B (37). It leads on price and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Mistral Nemo or Mixtral 8x7B?

Mistral Nemo is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Mixtral 8x7B costs $0.70 input / $0.70 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for Mistral Nemo versus $0.70 for Mixtral 8x7B (4.7× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Mistral Nemo scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Mistral Nemo 118.7 (#140 of 148) and Mixtral 8x7B 118.5 (#142 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (111.3–121.5 vs 111.3–121.3), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Mixtral 8x7B 30.6%, Mistral Nemo 29.9%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mistral Nemo and Mixtral 8x7B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Mistral Nemo leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Nemo has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 32,000 for Mixtral 8x7B. Maximum output per response: Mistral Nemo up to 128,000, Mixtral 8x7B up to 32,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Mistral Nemo accepts text; Mixtral 8x7B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Mistral Nemo is the newest, released Jul 1, 2024. Mixtral 8x7B came out Dec 11, 2023. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Nemo Jul 2024, Mixtral 8x7B Jan 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 Oct 4, 2026.

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