GPT-5vsMistral Small Creative
Mistral Small Creative is cheaper than GPT-5 at $0.1/M vs $1.25/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5 | Mistral Small Creative |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.25/M tokens | $0.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $10/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 33K tokens |
| Weights | Closed | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Dec 2025 |
Our Verdict
GPT-5
Mistral Small CreativeRunner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mistral Small Creative costs 33x less per token.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
Mistral Small Creative
Input
$0.10
13× cheaper
Output
$0.30
33× cheaper
Mistral Small Creative is cheaper on both: 13× input, 33× output.
Where to run it
2 hosts
Mistral Small Creative
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
33%
Mistral Small Creative uses 105.8x more emoji
GPT-5
Mistral Small Creative
65%Vocabulary51%
13wSentence Length18w
0.20Hedging0.41
0.2Bold13.3
4.6Lists4.8
0.00Emoji1.06
0.16Headings0.91
0.03Transitions0.06
Based on 16 + 28 text responses
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