AI Recommendation
Should you use Mistral Small 4?
Mistral Small 4 is listed for chat workloads and supports a 256K context window.
Use it when Mistral AI's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.
Mistral Small 4 Free API on Mistral AI
Free APIFast Mistral production model for chat, extraction, and cost-sensitive agents
Free APIOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingText
API Details
Copy-ready connection details
Base URL
https://api.mistral.ai/v1 Model ID
mistral-small-4 API format OpenAI Chat Completions
Technical Details
Mistral Small 4 specifications
Context window 256K
Max output 256K
Status Online
Family mistral-small
Knowledge cutoff 2025-06
Released Mar 16, 2026
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Free listing since Mar 16, 2026
Input text, image
Output text
Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, file attachments, temperature control
Open weights Yes
Weights Hugging Face
External benchmark references
| Benchmark | Score | Metric | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Coding Index | 24.3 | index | 2026-06-01 |
| SciCode | 38 | percent correct | 2026-06-01 |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 17.4 | success rate | 2026-06-01 |
Best for
- Chat
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Long context window
- Reasoning mode listed
- Tool calling support
- Open weights available
Watch outs
- Free-tier rate limits apply
- Vision support is not listed
Benchmark Overview
Benchmark signals for Mistral Small 4
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
19.6/100 Coding Programming and code generation
26.6/100 Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
4.7/100 Speed Observed generation speed
160 tok/s Context Maximum listed context window
256K Pricing
Mistral Small 4 pricing per 1M tokens
Input $0.15 per 1M tokens
Output $0.6 per 1M tokens
Free access Available Mistral AI
Rate limit ~1 RPS, 500K TPM provider policy
Availability
Mistral Small 4 availability by provider
We only found this Mistral Small 4 listing on Mistral AI in the current catalog. Use the related models section for nearby alternatives.
| Provider | Model listing | Access | Context | API | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Mistral Small 4 | Free tier | 256K | OpenAI-style | ~1 RPS, 500K TPM |
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Mistral Small 4 alternatives to consider
| Model | Provider | Context | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral 7B | Mistral AI | 33K | Free tier |
| Mixtral 8x7B | Mistral AI | 33K | Free tier |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 (128B) | Mistral AI | 256K | Free tier |
| Mistral Large 3 | Mistral AI | 256K | Free tier |
| Ministral 8B | Mistral AI | 256K | Free tier |
Typical Use Cases
Mistral Small 4 use cases
Chat
Mistral Small 4 is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.
FAQ
Mistral Small 4 free API FAQ
Is Mistral Small 4 free to use?
Mistral Small 4 is listed with free API access on Mistral AI, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.
What is the Mistral Small 4 model ID?
The model ID shown in this catalog is mistral-small-4.
What are the Mistral Small 4 free tier rate limits on Mistral AI?
The listed free tier limit is ~1 RPS, 500K TPM. Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.
What context window does Mistral Small 4 support?
The listed context window is 256K tokens with up to 256K output tokens.
More about Mistral Small 4
Mistral Small 4 from Mistral AI is a flexible LLM (256,000 tokens context, 1 RPS, 500K TPM) ideal for chat applications, offering openAI compatibility and accessible without credit card.
For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the Mistral AI provider page.