Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Granite 4.0 Micro: pricing comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro is the cheaper option at $0.02/$0.11 per 1M input/output tokens — Mistral Small 3.1 24B ($0.35/$0.55) costs about 21x more per input token. Full spec-by-spec breakdown below.
| Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Granite 4.0 Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M tokens | $0.35 | $0.02 |
| Output /1M tokens | $0.55 | $0.11 |
| Cache read /1M | — | — |
| Context window | 128K | 131K |
| Provider | Mistral | Ibm-granite |
| Vision input | Yes | No |
| Released | Mar 2025 | Oct 2025 |
Real workload costs: Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Cost per single request at common token profiles — the cheapest model for each workload is highlighted.
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0003 | <$0.0001 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0017 | $0.0001 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.0076 | $0.0005 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.04 | $0.0023 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Granite 4.0 Micro?
Granite 4.0 Micro is the cheapest on input tokens at $0.02 per 1M, and Granite 4.0 Micro is cheapest on output at $0.11 per 1M. Mistral Small 3.1 24B costs about 21x more per input token than Granite 4.0 Micro.
How much does Mistral Small 3.1 24B cost per 1M tokens?
Mistral Small 3.1 24B costs $0.35 per 1M input tokens and $0.55 per 1M output tokens on the Mistral API, with a 128K-token context window.
How much does Granite 4.0 Micro cost per 1M tokens?
Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.11 per 1M output tokens on the Ibm-granite API, with a 131K-token context window.
What does a typical request cost on Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs Granite 4.0 Micro?
For a typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens: Mistral Small 3.1 24B costs $0.0010, Granite 4.0 Micro costs <$0.0001. At 1,000 requests/day for a month that is $29.38 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs $2.70 for Granite 4.0 Micro.
Estimate your own workload with the per-model calculators (Mistral Small 3.1 24B, Granite 4.0 Micro), browse all current prices on the live model pricing dashboard, or run these models head-to-head on a real prompt (free account required). Prices may differ from provider list prices for batch or tiered usage.
Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.