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Mixtral 8x22B Instruct pricing & benchmarks
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is available from Mistral AI at $2.00 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens ($3.00 blended at 3:1). It accepts up to 65,536 tokens of context. Mistral's official instruct fine-tuned version of [Mixtral 8x22B](/models/mistralai/mixtral-8x22b). It uses 39B active parameters out of 141B, offering unparalleled cost efficiency for its size. Its strengths include: - strong math, coding,…
Pricing
Per million tokens · OpenRouter
Input$2.00
Output$6.00
Blended (3:1)$3.00
Specification
mistralai/mixtral-8x22b-instruct
Context window66K
Max output—
ReleasedApr 2024
LicenceOpen weights
Modalitiesin:text, in:file, out:text
Benchmarks
Independently run — not vendor self-reports. Every score links its source.
| Benchmark | Score | Config | Run | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.1% ±2.1 | — | 2025-01-27 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
Scores published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0.
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FAQ
How much does Mixtral 8x22B Instruct cost?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens on OpenRouter. At a 3:1 input:output mix that blends to $3.00 per million tokens.
What is Mixtral 8x22B Instruct's context window?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct accepts up to 65,536 tokens of context.
How good is Mixtral 8x22B Instruct on benchmarks?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct scores 34.1% on GPQA Diamond, independently run and published by Epoch AI. 1 benchmark result are listed on this page, each with its run date and source.
Is there a cheaper model as good as Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?
Yes — 5 models in our catalogue cost less per token than Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and score at least as high on the same benchmark. The cheapest is Mistral Small 3 at $0.058 per million tokens blended.