gpt-5 vs mistral-large-4
On a 1,500-input, 500-output call at 10,000 calls a day, gpt-5 costs about $3,150 a month and mistral-large-4 about $1,800 — mistral-large-4 is roughly 43% cheaper than gpt-5. gpt-5 lists $12.00 per 1M output tokens against mistral-large-4 at $6.00.
gpt-5 costs $3.00/1M in and $12.00/1M out; mistral-large-4 costs $2.00/1M in and $6.00/1M out.
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Price per 1M tokens
gpt-5: input $3.00, output $12.00. mistral-large-4: input $2.00, output $6.00.
- Monthly at 10,000 calls/day — gpt-5: $3,150, mistral-large-4: $1,800
- Monthly at 100,000 calls/day — gpt-5: $31,500, mistral-large-4: $18,000
- Time to first token — gpt-5: 250 ms, mistral-large-4: 240 ms
- Throughput — gpt-5: 180 tok/s, mistral-large-4: 80 tok/s
Which one to run
If your workload tolerates mistral-large-4's quality, the saving is immediate. If it does not, route: send the easy calls to mistral-large-4 and keep gpt-5 for the hard ones.
Frequently asked questions
Is gpt-5 cheaper than mistral-large-4?
mistral-large-4 is cheaper. At 10,000 calls a day with 1,500 input and 500 output tokens, gpt-5 costs about $3,150 a month and mistral-large-4 about $1,800.
What is the price difference between gpt-5 and mistral-large-4?
About 43% on the same workload, using list prices with no caching or batch discounts.