Qwen3.8 Flash vs Mistral Small 4: price, context window and capabilities
Qwen3.8 Flash (qwen/qwen3.8-flash) from Qwen and Mistral Small 4 (mistralai/mistral-small-2603) from Mistral are both multimodal language models on the OceanToken API. Qwen3.8 Flash costs less per token than Mistral Small 4: $0.143 against $0.15 per 1M input tokens (5% less) and $0.447 against $0.60 per 1M output tokens (26% less). Qwen3.8 Flash has the larger context window: 984K tokens (983,616) against 262K (262,144) for Mistral Small 4. Both support tool calling, reasoning, structured outputs and image input; only Qwen3.8 Flash also lists video input.
Side by side
| Spec | Qwen3.8 Flash −25% | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Qwen3.8 Flashqwen/ | Mistral Small 4mistralai/ |
| Publisher | Qwen | Mistral |
| Kind | Text, vision & video | Text & vision |
| Context window | 984K tokens983,616 | 262K tokens262,144 |
| Input price | $0.143 / 1M tokens | $0.15 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.447 / 1M tokens | $0.60 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input price | $0.016 / 1M tokens | $0.015 / 1M tokens |
| Cache write price | $0.20 / 1M tokens | – |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −25% | — |
| Inputs | text, images and video | text and images |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose Qwen3.8 Flash to spend less per token: 5% less for input and 26% less for output than Mistral Small 4.
- Choose Qwen3.8 Flash for the longest inputs: its context window holds 984K tokens against 262K for Mistral Small 4.
- Choose Qwen3.8 Flash if you need video input: Mistral Small 4 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.
Get API Key Qwen3.8 Flash Mistral Small 4
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Flash or Mistral Small 4?
Qwen3.8 Flash. Qwen3.8 Flash costs less per token than Mistral Small 4: $0.143 against $0.15 per 1M input tokens (5% less) and $0.447 against $0.60 per 1M output tokens (26% less). These are OceanToken starting prices per use; the OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.8 Flash or Mistral Small 4?
Qwen3.8 Flash. Qwen3.8 Flash has the larger context window: 984K tokens (983,616) against 262K (262,144) for Mistral Small 4.
Can I call both Qwen3.8 Flash and Mistral Small 4 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 qwen/qwen3.8-flash or mistralai/mistral-small-2603.
Models and publishers
Qwen3.8 Flash · Mistral Small 4 · All Qwen models · All Mistral models
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