Mixtral 8x7B vs Mixtral 8x22B
Mixtral 8x7B comes out ahead, 37 to 33 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Mistral AIMixtral 8x7B
37/100- ECI118.5
- Price$0.70 / $0.70
- Context32K
- Mistral AI
Mixtral 8x22B
33/100- ECI122.0
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context64K
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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 8x7B: Text · Mixtral 8x22B: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Mixtral 8x7B | Mixtral 8x22B |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 38 | 43 |
| Price | 25% | 57 | 27 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 25 | 25 |
| Context window | 10% | 0 | 12 |
| Overall | 100% | 37/100 | 33/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Mixtral 8x7BMistral AI | Mixtral 8x22BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 118.5 | 122.0 (best) |
| ECI rank | #142 of 148 | #139 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 30.6% | 34.1% (best) |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.70 (best) | $2.00 |
| Output | $0.70 (best) | $6.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.70 (best) | $3.00 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Mistral API | Official Mistral API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,000 tokens | 64,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 32,000 tokens | 64,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Open |
| API model ID | open-mixtral-8x7b | open-mixtral-8x22b |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Dec 11, 2023 | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 |
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- Mixtral 8x7B$8.40
- Mixtral 8x22B$32.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mixtral 8x7B or Mixtral 8x22B?
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 8x7B or Mixtral 8x22B?
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 8x7B and Mixtral 8x22B 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 8x7B up to 32,000, Mixtral 8x22B up to 64,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mixtral 8x7B accepts text; Mixtral 8x22B 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 8x7B Jan 2024, Mixtral 8x22B Apr 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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