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GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1

Pricing is only the shared seller matrix below. Best rates and catalog map are separate sections, so no chart is embedded in pricing. Open the calculator for the same workload on each side.

OpenAI

Model

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Tool calling

Best $0.500 in · $1.50 out

Context window 16K

Pricing
Mistral AI

Model

Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1

Best $0.590 in · $0.910 out

Context window 32K

Pricing

GPT-3.5 Turbo is 15% cheaper on input. Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1 is 39% cheaper on output. The best choice depends on your input/output ratio.

Pricing matrix

Shared sellers only. Each row is a host that lists both models. Dollar amounts are per 1M tokens. Lowest in each pair of columns is emphasized.

ProviderGPT-3.5 Turbo inGPT-3.5 Turbo outMistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1 inMistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1 out
Aws BedrockN/AN/A$0.590$0.910
Azure$0.500$1.50N/AN/A
Github CopilotN/AN/AN/AN/A
OpenAI$0.500$1.50N/AN/A
Openrouter$1.50$2.00N/AN/A
Text Completion Openai$1.50$2.00N/AN/A
Vercel Ai Gateway$0.500$1.50N/AN/A

Best listed rates (this pair)

Same "best row in current pricing" logic as model pages: a compact view of the lowest input and output we show for each side. This is not the seller matrix.

Catalog map · OpenAI · Mistral AI

Each chart uses real catalog rows that include both list input and list output ($/1M). Larger green dots are the models on this comparison page; accent dots are other active models from that provider.

OpenAI · input vs output

Scatter chart: X = input $/M, Y = output $/M. This page's models are labeled on the green dots; hover others for detail.

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Mistral AI · input vs output

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Specifications

Each column header is the full model name. Tint marks the favorable value where we compute a winner.

Spec
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1
Context window
16,385 tokens
32,000 tokens
Max output tokens
4,096 tokens
8,191 tokens
Vision
No
No
Function calling
Yes
No
Streaming
No
No
Release date
May 2023
N/A

Cost calculator

Same requests, input tokens, and output tokens for both columns. Pick the provider row that matches how you buy.

GPT-3.5 Turbo
Monthly
$375
Annual
$4.6K
Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1
Monthly
$314
Annual
$3.8K
Save $62/month with Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1

When to pick which

Short takeaways: no cards, just the points. Validate with your own workloads.

  • Long-context tasks

    Use Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1. Its 32K context window handles large codebases and documents better than 16K.

  • High-volume text generation

    Use Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1. Output tokens are 39% cheaper, which compounds significantly at scale.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1. Its 8K max output limit reduces the need to split requests.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-3.5 Turbo is cheaper on input tokens, while Mistral Mixtral 8x7b Instruct V0 1 is cheaper on output. The best choice depends on your input/output ratio.

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