GPT-5 mini vs Magistral Small: Pricing Comparison

Compare pricing, capabilities, and costs for your LLM workloads.

OpenAI

GPT-5 mini

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.2500
Output$2.00
Cached Input$0.0250
Batch Input$0.1250
Batch Output$1.00

Context & Output

Context Window400K tokens
Max Output128K tokens

Capabilities

Categorymid
Multimodaltext + image
Fine-tuningNo
StreamingYes

Mistral

Magistral Small

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.5000
Output$1.50

Context & Output

Context Window40K tokens
Max Output16.4K tokens

Capabilities

Categorymid
Multimodaltext
Fine-tuningNo
StreamingYes

Quick Verdict

Cheaper Input Price

GPT-5 mini

50.0% cheaper

Cheaper Output Price

Magistral Small

25.0% cheaper

Larger Context Window

GPT-5 mini

+360K tokens

Cost Comparison

Sample workload: 1,000,000 input tokens + 1,000,000 output tokens

GPT-5 mini

$2.25

$0.2500/1M input + $2.00/1M output

Magistral Small

$2.00

$0.5000/1M input + $1.50/1M output

Magistral Small is 11.1% cheaper for this workload.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5 mini or Magistral Small?
For input tokens, GPT-5 mini is cheaper at $0.2500 per 1M tokens. For output tokens, Magistral Small is cheaper at $1.50 per 1M tokens. The overall cost depends on your workload's input/output ratio.
What is the context window size of GPT-5 mini vs Magistral Small?
GPT-5 mini has a context window of 400K tokens, while Magistral Small has 40K tokens. GPT-5 mini supports a larger context window of 400K tokens, which is beneficial for processing longer documents.

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