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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Mistral Small 4 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507

Mistral Small 4 comes out ahead, 65 to 55 on our weighted score, though Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is 33% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Mistral Small 4

    Released Mar 16, 2026

    65/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.60
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Mistral Small 4

  2. Mistral AI

    Voxtral Small 24B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context33K
    Full specs Remove Voxtral Small 24B 2507

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01 — Verdict

Mistral Small 4 is our pick

Mistral Small 4 is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 priceVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.175 · Mistral Small 4 $0.263 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMistral Small 4Mistral Small 4 256,000 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMistral Small 4: Text, Images · Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMistral Small 4Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Price50%7482
Inputs & features30%7045
Context window20%360
Overall100%65/10055/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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

Mistral Small 4 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507 specifications side by side
SpecificationMistral Small 4Mistral AIVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.15$0.10 (best)
Output$0.60$0.40 (best)
Cached input$0.015—
Blended (3:1)$0.263$0.175 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIOfficial Mistral API
Limits
Context window256,000 tokens (best)32,768 tokens
Max output256,000 tokens (best)32,768 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYeshighNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenApache 2.0
API model IDmistral-small-2603voxtral-small-latest
API providers21 (best)10
ReleasedMar 16, 2026Jul 15, 2025
Knowledge cutoffJun 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Mistral Small 4$2.70
  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Mistral Small 4 or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?

Mistral Small 4 is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 4 or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 versus $0.263 for Mistral Small 4 (1.5× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mistral Small 4 has not been scored yet and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mistral Small 4 and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 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 Small 4 has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Mistral Small 4 up to 256,000, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Mistral Small 4 accepts text and images; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Mistral Small 4 is the newest, released Mar 16, 2026. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Small 4 Jun 2025.

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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