Mixtral 8x7B Instruct is a pretrained generative Sparse Mixture of Experts, by Mistral AI, for chat and instruction use. Incorporates 8 experts (feed-forward networks) for a total of 47 billion parameters. Instruct model fine-tuned by Mist…
Model details →Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct vs TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2
Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Skyfall 36B v2 is an enhanced iteration of Mistral Small 2501, specifically fine-tuned for improved creativity, nuanced writing, role-playing, and coherent storytelling.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct | TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 33K | 33K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.54 | $0.55 | 🏆 Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.54 | $0.80 | 🏆 Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct better than TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?
Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct and TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2?
Input: $0.54 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.54 vs $0.80 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct and TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 support?
Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct supports up to 33K tokens. TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct and TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2 support tool calling?
Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct: yes. TheDrummer: Skyfall 36B V2: not advertised.