Head to head
Mistral Small 3vsNova Micro 1.0
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Mistral Small 3 costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Nova Micro 1.0 at $0.0000 — ▼ 1.1x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.00 a month.
On output token price alone Mistral Small 3 looks 1.8x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Mistral Small 3 and Nova Micro 1.0| Figure | Mistral Small 3 | Nova Micro 1.0 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.05 | $0.035 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.08 | $0.14 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.05 | $0.035 |
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| Pass rate | 61% | 56% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0000measured | $0.0000measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.01 | $0.01 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings