Mistral AI lists 35 models and Particle Ai 1. Mistral AI is cheaper on a typical model ($0.39 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Mistral AI | Particle Ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 35 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 35 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.39 | $0.44 |
| Cheapest paid model | Mistral: Mistral Nemo ($0.03) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| Longest context | Mistral: Mistral Large 4 (1.0M) | Particle AI: Particle-1 (1.0M) |
| Free models | 1 | 0 |
| Newest model | Mistral: Mistral Large 4 (2026-10-06) | Particle AI: Particle-1 (2026-10-28) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 17 | 0 |
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | Mistral AI | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $2.77 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo | $38.75 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $3.78 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo | $40.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $3.84 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo | $42.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $2.50 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo | $26.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $1.48 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo | $13.50 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| You need | Mistral AI | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Mistral: Mistral Nemo ($0.03) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With tool calling | Mistral: Mistral Nemo ($0.03) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With image input | Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) ($0.07) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With reasoning mode | Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) ($0.13) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| 128K+ context | Mistral: Mistral Nemo ($0.03) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| 1M+ context | Mistral: Mistral Large 4 ($2.06) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| Model type | Mistral AI | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| text+file+audio->text | 1 | 0 |
| text+file->text | 7 | 0 |
| text+image+file->text | 7 | 0 |
| text+image->text | 11 | 1 |
| text->text | 9 | 0 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Mistral AI | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 20 | 1 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 8 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 6 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Mistral AI is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.39 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.44 for Particle Ai. The cheapest paid models are Mistral: Mistral Nemo at $0.03 and Particle AI: Particle-1 at $0.44.
It depends on the job: Mistral AI offers the broader line-up (35 models vs 1), Mistral AI the lower typical price. The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Mistral AI: Mistral AI lists 35 models and Particle Ai lists 1.
It is a tie: Mistral AI's longest is Mistral: Mistral Large 4 at 1.0M tokens; Particle Ai's is Particle AI: Particle-1 at 1.0M.
Mistral AI: 1 free model (e.g. Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free)). Particle Ai: none.
Mistral AI: 18 of 35 models accept images. Particle Ai: 1 of 1.