Qwen3.8 Omni Flash vs Mistral Small 4: price, context window and capabilities
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash (qwen/qwen3.8-omni-flash) from Qwen and Mistral Small 4 (mistralai/mistral-small-2603) from Mistral are both multimodal language models on the OceanToken API. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash costs less per token than Mistral Small 4: $0.47 against $0.60 per 1M output tokens (22% less), and both charge $0.15 per 1M input tokens. Qwen3.8 Omni 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 Omni Flash also lists audio input and video input.
Side by side
| Spec | Qwen3.8 Omni Flash | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Qwen3.8 Omni Flashqwen/ | Mistral Small 4mistralai/ |
| Publisher | Qwen | Mistral |
| Kind | Text, vision, audio & video | Text & vision |
| Context window | 984K tokens983,616 | 262K tokens262,144 |
| Input price | $0.15 / 1M tokens | $0.15 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.47 / 1M tokens | $0.60 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input price | $0.016 / 1M tokens | $0.015 / 1M tokens |
| Inputs | text, images, audio 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 Omni Flash to spend less per token: 22% less for output than Mistral Small 4, at the same input price.
- Choose Qwen3.8 Omni Flash for the longest inputs: its context window holds 984K tokens against 262K for Mistral Small 4.
- Choose Qwen3.8 Omni Flash if you need audio input and video input: Mistral Small 4 does not list them.
- 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, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or Mistral Small 4?
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash costs less per token than Mistral Small 4: $0.47 against $0.60 per 1M output tokens (22% less), and both charge $0.15 per 1M input tokens. These are OceanToken starting prices per use; the OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.8 Omni Flash or Mistral Small 4?
Qwen3.8 Omni Flash. Qwen3.8 Omni Flash has the larger context window: 984K tokens (983,616) against 262K (262,144) for Mistral Small 4.
Can I call both Qwen3.8 Omni 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-omni-flash or mistralai/mistral-small-2603.
Models and publishers
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