Mistral Small 4 vs GPT-OSS 20B (Groq) API pricing
GPT-OSS 20B (Groq) is cheaper on every example workload below. Prices last checked 2026-10-15.
| Mistral Small 4 (Mistral) | GPT-OSS 20B (Groq) (Groq) | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.075 |
| Output $/1M tokens | $0.6 | $0.3 |
| Context | — | 131072 |
| Our tier (1–4) | 1 | 1 |
Example monthly bills
| Workload | Mistral Small 4 | GPT-OSS 20B (Groq) | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat / Q&A 10M in / 2M out per month | $2.70 | $1.35 | GPT-OSS 20B (Groq) saves $1.35/mo (50%) |
| Coding 20M in / 5M out per month | $6.00 | $3.00 | GPT-OSS 20B (Groq) saves $3.00/mo (50%) |
| Output-heavy (reasoning, long answers) 10M in / 10M out per month | $7.50 | $3.75 | GPT-OSS 20B (Groq) saves $3.75/mo (50%) |
Cost only, not quality. “Tier” is our rough capability judgment, not a benchmark, and different tokenizers count the same text differently. Reasoning models may bill extra thinking tokens as output. Official sources: Mistral, Groq.
See all models on the full price table, the Mistral and Groq pricing pages, or try the savings calculator with your own numbers.