Mistral Small 4 vs MiniMax M2.5: price, context window and capabilities
Mistral Small 4 (mistralai/mistral-small-2603) is a multimodal language model from Mistral and MiniMax M2.5 (minimax/minimax-m2.5) a language model from MiniMax; both are on the OceanToken API. Mistral Small 4 costs less per token than MiniMax M2.5: $0.15 against $0.30 per 1M input tokens (50% less) and $0.60 against $1.20 per 1M output tokens (50% less). Mistral Small 4 has the larger context window: 262K tokens (262,144) against 205K (204,800) for MiniMax M2.5. Both support tool calling, reasoning and structured outputs; only Mistral Small 4 also lists image input.
Side by side
| Spec | Mistral Small 4 | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Mistral Small 4mistralai/ | MiniMax M2.5minimax/ |
| Publisher | Mistral | MiniMax |
| Kind | Text & vision | Text |
| Context window | 262K tokens262,144 | 205K tokens204,800 |
| Input price | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.30 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.60 / 1M tokens | $1.20 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input price | $0.015 / 1M tokens | $0.03 / 1M tokens |
| Inputs | text and images | text |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose Mistral Small 4 to spend less per token: 50% less for input and 50% less for output than MiniMax M2.5.
- Choose Mistral Small 4 for the longest inputs: its context window holds 262K tokens against 205K for MiniMax M2.5.
- Choose Mistral Small 4 if you need image input: MiniMax M2.5 does not list it.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 4 or MiniMax M2.5?
Mistral Small 4. Mistral Small 4 costs less per token than MiniMax M2.5: $0.15 against $0.30 per 1M input tokens (50% less) and $0.60 against $1.20 per 1M output tokens (50% less). These are OceanToken starting prices per use; the OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which has the larger context window, Mistral Small 4 or MiniMax M2.5?
Mistral Small 4. Mistral Small 4 has the larger context window: 262K tokens (262,144) against 205K (204,800) for MiniMax M2.5.
Can I call both Mistral Small 4 and MiniMax M2.5 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id mistralai/mistral-small-2603 or minimax/minimax-m2.5.
Models and publishers
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