Mistral AI vs Reflection

Mistral AI lists 35 models and Reflection 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.

At a glance

Mistral AIReflection
Models listed351
Models with published pricing351
Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M)$0.39$1.50
Cheapest paid modelMistral: Mistral Nemo ($0.03)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
Longest contextMistral: Mistral Large 4 (1.0M)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M)
Free models10
Newest modelMistral: Mistral Large 4 (2026-10-06)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16)
Price changes in the last 90 days150

What each costs for real workloads

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 AIReflection
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation
$2.77 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo$135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages
$3.78 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo$150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Coding / tool-using agent
2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context
$3.84 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo$156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page
$2.50 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo$98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass
$1.48 with Mistral: Mistral Nemo$53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B

Cheapest model for each capability

You needMistral AIReflection
Any modelMistral: Mistral Nemo ($0.03)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With tool callingMistral: Mistral Nemo ($0.03)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
With image inputMistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 (batch) ($0.07)none listed
With reasoning modeMistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) ($0.13)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
128K+ contextMistral: Mistral Nemo ($0.03)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)
1M+ contextMistral: Mistral Large 4 ($1.03)Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50)

Line-up by type and price tier

Model typeMistral AIReflection
text+file+audio->text10
text+file->text70
text+image+file->text70
text+image->text110
text->text91
Price per 1M (3:1 blend)Mistral AIReflection
Free10
Under $0.50200
$0.50 – $381
$3 – $1060
$10 and up00

Frequently asked questions

How does Mistral AI cost compare with Reflection cost?

Mistral AI is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.39 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are Mistral: Mistral Nemo at $0.03 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.

Is Mistral AI better than Reflection?

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.

Which has more models, Mistral AI or Reflection?

Mistral AI: Mistral AI lists 35 models and Reflection lists 1.

Which provider has the longest context window?

It is a tie: Mistral AI's longest is Mistral: Mistral Large 4 at 1.0M tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.

Do Mistral AI or Reflection offer free models?

Mistral AI: 1 free model (e.g. Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free)). Reflection: none.

Which provider has models that can read images?

Mistral AI: 18 of 35 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.

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