Head to head
Step 3.5 FlashvsMistral Small 3
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Mistral Small 3 costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Step 3.5 Flash at $0.0031 — ▼ 79x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.61 a month.
On output token price alone Mistral Small 3 looks 3.8x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Step 3.5 Flash and Mistral Small 3| Figure | Step 3.5 Flash | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|
| Input $/Mtok | $0.1 | $0.05 |
|---|
| Output $/Mtok | $0.3 | $0.08 |
|---|
| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.1 | $0.05 |
|---|
| Pass rate | 50% | 61% |
|---|
| Cost per solved task | $0.0031measured | $0.0000measured |
|---|
| Cost per month | $0.62 | $0.01 |
|---|
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