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Mistral: Mistral Small 3

Mistral Small 3 is a 24B-parameter language model optimized for low-latency performance across common AI tasks. Released under the Apache 2.0 license, it features both pre-trained and instruction-tuned versions designed...

Context Window
33K tokens
Parameters
24B
Input Price
$0.05/1M
Output Price
$0.08/1M
Price Tier
budget
Provider
Mistral AI

How to Use Mistral: Mistral Small 3

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Mistral: Mistral Small 3 at a Glance

Measured against all 392 chat models CoreAI serves, Mistral: Mistral Small 3 sits at #367 for context capacity — 33K tokens, roughly 24,576 words or 49 pages of text in a single conversation. On price, it is the #16 cheapest of 128 budget-tier models by input cost. It joined the catalog on 2025-01-30.

Mistral: Mistral Small 3 Compared to Its Closest Alternatives

SpecMistral: Mistral Small 3Mistral: Mistral NemoGoogle: Gemma 3n 4BinclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash
ProviderMistral AIMistral AIGoogleInclusionai
Input $/1M tokens$0.05$0.019$0.06$0.01
Output $/1M tokens$0.08$0.03$0.12$0.03
Context window33K131K33K262K
Reasoning modeNoNoNoNo
Image inputNoNoNoNo
Price tierbudgetbudgetbudgetbudget

Every model in this table is available on CoreAI — open the web app and run the same prompt through Mistral: Mistral Small 3 and Mistral: Mistral Nemo side by side to judge with your own eyes.

What Mistral: Mistral Small 3 Actually Costs in Practice

A typical question (about 1,000 tokens in, 500 out) runs $0.00009 on Mistral: Mistral Small 3's raw per-token rates; a heavy session with a 50K-token document costs about $0.003. On CoreAI you don't juggle these numbers — one subscription covers Mistral: Mistral Small 3 and 300+ other models under a plan usage limit, with no API keys. See plans.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mistral: Mistral Small 3

What is Mistral: Mistral Small 3's context window?

Mistral: Mistral Small 3 handles 33K tokens of context — roughly 24,576 words, or about 49 pages of text in one conversation.

How much does Mistral: Mistral Small 3 cost?

Mistral: Mistral Small 3's underlying rates are $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.08 per 1M output tokens. On CoreAI it is included in one subscription alongside 300+ models, so there is no per-token billing to manage.

Can Mistral: Mistral Small 3 process images?

No — Mistral: Mistral Small 3 is text-only. If you need image understanding, its budget-tier peers with vision are listed in the comparison table above.

Does Mistral: Mistral Small 3 support reasoning or thinking mode?

No — Mistral: Mistral Small 3 answers directly without an extended reasoning phase, which usually means faster responses.

How can I use Mistral: Mistral Small 3 without an API key?

Open the CoreAI web app or the iOS/Android app, pick Mistral: Mistral Small 3 in the model selector, and chat — no API key, no per-token billing. One subscription covers Mistral: Mistral Small 3 and 300+ other models.

What are the best alternatives to Mistral: Mistral Small 3?

The closest alternatives on CoreAI are Mistral: Mistral Nemo, Google: Gemma 3n 4B, inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash — similar tier and capability. The fastest way to choose is running one prompt through them side by side in CoreAI's Compare view.

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