Mistral Small 4 vs Nova Lite
Mistral vs Amazon · Prices checked November 11, 2026
There is a 2.5× price gap here. Nova Lite blends to $0.1140 per million tokens; Mistral Small 4 to $0.2850. A single 100K-input, 10K-output job costs $0.0084 on Nova Lite against $0.0210 on Mistral Small 4.
Pricing and capacity
RatesUSD per million tokens. Prices checked November 11, 2026.
| Metric | Mistral Small 4 | Nova Lite | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.1500 | $0.0600 | 2.5× |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.6000 | $0.2400 | 2.5× |
| Blended · 70/30calculated | $0.2850 | $0.1140 | 2.5× |
| Blended · 50/50calculated | $0.3750 | $0.1500 | 2.5× |
| Blended · 80/20calculated | $0.2400 | $0.0960 | 2.5× |
| Blended · 20/80calculated | $0.5100 | $0.2040 | 2.5× |
| Job cost · 100K + 10Kcalculated | $0.0210 | $0.0084 | 2.5× |
| Job cost · 1M + 100Kcalculated | $0.2100 | $0.0840 | 2.5× |
| Context window | 128,000 | 300,000 | 2.3× |
Input and output rates are as published by each provider. Blended and job-cost rows are calculated comparison metrics, not published prices — how they are derived.
Nova Lite reads more in one request: 300,000 tokens of context against 128,000.
Benchmarks
These two models do not currently report scores on any of the same benchmark suites, so there is no like-for-like capability comparison to show. Rather than pad the page with one-sided numbers, the benchmark leaderboards list every score we do hold.
What each model is for
Mistral Small 4
Mistral · Efficient
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 4 or Nova Lite?
There is a 2.5× price gap here. Nova Lite blends to $0.1140 per million tokens; Mistral Small 4 to $0.2850. A single 100K-input, 10K-output job costs $0.0084 on Nova Lite against $0.0210 on Mistral Small 4. Blended cost weights input at 70% and output at 30%; price your own token split for an exact answer, since the cheaper model on a blended basis is not always cheaper for your workload.
Which has the larger context window, Mistral Small 4 or Nova Lite?
Nova Lite reads more in one request: 300,000 tokens of context against 128,000. The context window caps everything in a single request: prompt, retrieved documents, conversation history and the model’s own output all share it.
Can I compare Mistral Small 4 and Nova Lite on my own numbers?
Yes. Open both in the side-by-side comparison tool to see every field at once, or use the token calculator to price your actual prompt and monthly request volume against each model. Both are free and need no sign-up.
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Prices and scores are recomputed on every deploy from the catalogue. Prices checked November 11, 2026.