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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Mixtral 8x22B vs Mixtral 8x7B

Mixtral 8x7B comes out ahead, 37 to 33 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Mistral AI

    Mixtral 8x22B

    Released Apr 17, 2024

    33/100
    • ECI122.0
    • Price$2.00 / $6.00
    • Context64K
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  2. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Mixtral 8x7B

    Released Dec 11, 2023

    37/100
    • ECI118.5
    • Price$0.70 / $0.70
    • Context32K
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01 — Verdict

Mixtral 8x7B is our pick

Mixtral 8x7B is the better all-round choice, scoring 37/100 against Mixtral 8x22B (33). It leads on price. Mixtral 8x22B wins on capability and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityMixtral 8x22BCapabilities Index (ECI): Mixtral 8x22B 122.0 · Mixtral 8x7B 118.5
  • Lowest priceMixtral 8x7BMixtral 8x7B $0.70 · Mixtral 8x22B $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMixtral 8x22BMixtral 8x22B 64,000 · Mixtral 8x7B 32,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMixtral 8x22B: Text · Mixtral 8x7B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMixtral 8x22BMixtral 8x7B
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%4338
Price25%2757
Inputs & features15%2525
Context window10%120
Overall100%33/10037/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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

Mixtral 8x22B vs Mixtral 8x7B specifications side by side
SpecificationMixtral 8x22BMistral AIMixtral 8x7BMistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)122.0 (best)118.5
ECI rank#139 of 148 (best)#142 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions34.1% (best)30.6%
Price per million tokens
Input$2.00$0.70 (best)
Output$6.00$0.70 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$3.00$0.70 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIOfficial Mistral API
Limits
Context window64,000 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Max output64,000 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDopen-mixtral-8x22bopen-mixtral-8x7b
API providers11
ReleasedApr 17, 2024Dec 11, 2023
Knowledge cutoffApr 2024Jan 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Mixtral 8x22B$32.00
  • Mixtral 8x7B$8.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Mixtral 8x22B or Mixtral 8x7B?

Mixtral 8x7B is the better all-round choice, scoring 37/100 against Mixtral 8x22B (33). It leads on price. Mixtral 8x22B wins on capability and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Mixtral 8x22B or Mixtral 8x7B?

Mixtral 8x7B is cheaper at $0.70 input / $0.70 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Mixtral 8x22B costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.70 per million tokens for Mixtral 8x7B versus $3.00 for Mixtral 8x22B (4.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Mixtral 8x22B scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Mixtral 8x22B 122.0 (#139 of 148) and Mixtral 8x7B 118.5 (#142 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (115.1–124.4 vs 111.3–121.3), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Mixtral 8x22B 34.1%, Mixtral 8x7B 30.6%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mixtral 8x22B and Mixtral 8x7B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Mixtral 8x22B 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?

Mixtral 8x22B has the largest context window at 64,000 tokens, against 32,000 for Mixtral 8x7B. Maximum output per response: Mixtral 8x22B up to 64,000, Mixtral 8x7B up to 32,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Mixtral 8x22B 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?

Mixtral 8x22B is the newest, released Apr 17, 2024. Mixtral 8x7B came out Dec 11, 2023. Knowledge cutoff: Mixtral 8x22B Apr 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.

05 — Keep comparing

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