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Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct API Pricing

Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is an API model from mistralai. It costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.2. Its context window is 65,536 tokens with up to 52,428 output tokens. A workload of 10M input + 2M output tokens costs about $32 per month.
Input
$2
per 1M tokens
Output
$6
per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.2
per 1M tokens
Context window
65K
65,536 tokens
Blended (80/20)
$2.8
per 1M tokens

Mistral's official instruct fine-tuned version of [Mixtral 8x22B](/models/mistralai/mixtral-8x22b). It uses 39B active parameters out of 141B, offering unparalleled cost efficiency for its size. Its strengths include: - strong math, coding,...

How much does Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct cost for a real workload?

At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs about $32 ($20 input + $12 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct cost?

Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $6 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $32.

What is the context window of Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?

Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has a context window of 65,536 tokens and can return up to 52,428 output tokens per response.

What are cheaper alternatives to Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?

Cheaper models include OpenAI: GPT-5.2 (batch) ($0.875 in / $7 out), Magnum v4 72B ($2.5 in / $5 out), Z.ai: GLM 5.2 ($0.0341 in / $7 out). See the full list on this page.

Is Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct free to use?

No. Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is a paid model at $2 input / $6 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.

Provider: mistralai · Model ID: mistralai/mixtral-8x22b-instruct · Modality: text+file->text · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices