Mixtral 8x7B vs Mistral 7B
Benchmarks, API Token Pricing, Context Window & Speed Comparison
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Mistral AI 的 Mixtral 8x7B 与 Mistral AI 的 Mistral 7B 是当前备受关注的两款主力 AI 模型。Mixtral 8x7B 提供 32.8K Token 上下文窗口，API 定价为每百万 Token 输入 $0.20 / 输出 $0.20；而 Mistral 7B 提供 32.8K Token 上下文窗口，定价为每百万 Token 输入 $0.06 / 输出 $0.06。以下为两者的基准测试、延迟与成本全面对比。
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Mixtral 8x7B
开源权重基础大模型Mistral AI 推出的 Mixtral 8x7B 是一款支持私有云服务器自托管、微调与完全数据主权的开源权重基础大模型，具备 33K 上下文窗口、130 Token/秒生成速度与 37/100 综合智能指数（每百万 Token $0.2 输入 / $0.2 输出）。
$0.20 / 1M
$0.20 / 1M
32.8K tokens
N/A
Mistral 7B
超高速低延迟推理Mistral AI 推出的 Mistral 7B 是一款面向实时交互对话、高并发路由与极低延迟生产环境的超高速大模型，具备 33K 上下文窗口、200 Token/秒生成速度与 32/100 综合智能指数（每百万 Token $0.06 输入 / $0.06 输出）。
$0.06 / 1M
$0.06 / 1M
32.8K tokens
N/A
核心差异一览
- Mistral 7B is 3.3x cheaper for API usage (input + output tokens combined).
- Mistral 7B is faster at 200 tok/s vs 130 tok/s.
| Feature | Mixtral 8x7B | Mistral 7B |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Composite reasoning & knowledge score (0-100) | 37 | 32 |
Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
Input Price Cost per million input tokens | $0.20 / 1M | $0.06 / 1M |
Output Price Cost per million output tokens | $0.20 / 1M | $0.06 / 1M |
Blended Price Weighted 7:2:1 cache:input:output per 1M | $0.10 / 1M | $0.03 / 1M |
Context Window Maximum input + output tokens | 32.8K tokens~49 A4 pages of text | 32.8K tokens~49 A4 pages of text |
Max Output Tokens Per single request | 4K | 4K |
Throughput Speed Tokens generated per second | 130 tok/s | 200 tok/s |
SWE-bench Verified Real-world software engineering | N/A | N/A |
GPQA Diamond Graduate-level reasoning | 38% | N/A |
Cached Input Price Prompt caching discount per 1M tokens | $0.05 / 1M | $0.01 / 1M |
各项指标谁更胜一筹？
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权威基准测试得分对比
Official evaluation metrics verified by independent third-party research labs.
Challenging questions created by domain experts to test complex PhD-level reasoning.
Hardened reasoning and academic knowledge benchmark with reduced lucky-guess probability.
Crowdsourced human preference evaluation based on blind, head-to-head model battles.
Tokens emitted per second during active generation streaming.
延迟与响应速度
Time to first token (TTFT) and estimated end-to-end response time for a typical 500-token response.
实时 Token 成本模拟器
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Mixtral 8x7B · Strengths & Key Advantages
- 提供 33K 上下文窗口与最高 4K 输出容量，核心基准表现优异（GPQA Diamond 38% · MMLU-Pro 66.5%）
- 高达 130 Token/秒的生成吞吐量，首字延迟 (TTFT) 仅约 380 毫秒
- 开放模型权重 (46.7B (12.9B ))，支持通过 vLLM、SGLang 或 Ollama 在私有 GPU 集群上本地部署与微调
Considerations & Trade-offs
- 在本地以满血精度运行需要较高的 GPU 显存 (VRAM) 与运维基础设施
- 在超长链路的前沿科研推导任务上，深度略逊于顶配重型旗舰推理模型
Mistral 7B · Strengths & Key Advantages
- 提供 33K 上下文窗口与最高 4K 输出容量，核心基准表现优异（MMLU-Pro 56% · Arena Elo 1120）
- 高达 200 Token/秒的生成吞吐量，首字延迟 (TTFT) 仅约 240 毫秒
- 开放模型权重 (7.3B)，支持通过 vLLM、SGLang 或 Ollama 在私有 GPU 集群上本地部署与微调
Considerations & Trade-offs
- 在本地以满血精度运行需要较高的 GPU 显存 (VRAM) 与运维基础设施
- 在超长链路的前沿科研推导任务上，深度略逊于顶配重型旗舰推理模型
Token Use & Task Economics
Estimated cost and token consumption to complete one representative agentic task.
| Metric | Mixtral 8x7B | Mistral 7B |
|---|---|---|
Cost per Task Estimated USD to finish one task | $0.20 | $0.20 |
Output Tokens / Task Tokens generated per task | 24K | 24K |
Reasoning Tokens / Task Thinking tokens burned per task | 0K | 0K |
技术规格参数
Architecture, release timeline, capabilities, and modalities.
| Feature | Mixtral 8x7B | Mistral 7B |
|---|---|---|
| Official API Model ID (SDK) | mixtral-8x7b-latest | mistral-7b-latest |
| API Protocol | OpenAI-Compatible REST / vLLM / SGLang / HuggingFace TGI | OpenAI-Compatible REST / vLLM / SGLang / HuggingFace TGI |
| Release Date | 2023-12 | 2023-09 |
| Knowledge Cutoff | Late 2023 | Mid 2023 |
| Architecture | Sparse Mixture of Experts (MoE, 2 active of 8) | Sliding Window Attention (SWA) Transformer |
| Parameters | 46.7B (12.9B active) | 7.3B |
| Enterprise Rate Limits (RPM / TPM) | Unlimited (Hardware-bound on self-hosted GPU) / 10,000 RPM Cloud · Unlimited local throughput / 10M+ TPM Managed Cloud | Unlimited (Hardware-bound on self-hosted GPU) / 10,000 RPM Cloud · Unlimited local throughput / 10M+ TPM Managed Cloud |
| Long-Context Tier (>128K/200K) | Flat rate ($0.2/1M in) across full 33K window | Flat rate ($0.06/1M in) across full 33K window |
| Prompt Cache Policy & TTL | Cached input at $0.05/1M tokens | Cached input at $0.015/1M tokens |
| Computer Use / GUI Agent | API / CLI Tool-Use & DOM Agent ready (no raw pixel desktop click loop) | Text-only completion (No GUI action loop) |
| MCP & Parallel Tool Calling | Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema | Prompt-based JSON extraction only |
| Web Search Grounding & Sandbox | Supported via external Tavily/Exa Search & E2B/Docker Sandbox tools | Supported via external Tavily/Exa Search & E2B/Docker Sandbox tools |
| Official Fine-Tuning Support | Full Weights SFT, LoRA, QLoRA, DPO & GRPO RL (Unsloth / Axolotl / Llama-Factory) | Full Weights SFT, LoRA, QLoRA, DPO & GRPO RL (Unsloth / Axolotl / Llama-Factory) |
| Multimodal Token Billing | Text BPE (~4 chars/token) | Text BPE (~4 chars/token) |
| Quantization & Min GPU VRAM | BF16 / FP16, FP8 Dynamic, INT4 AWQ / GPTQ, GGUF (Q4_K_M / Q8_0) · 29 GB VRAM (4-bit Quantized) · 100 GB VRAM (Native BF16) | BF16 / FP16, FP8 Dynamic, INT4 AWQ / GPTQ, GGUF (Q4_K_M / Q8_0) · 5 GB VRAM (4-bit Quantized) · 16 GB VRAM (Native BF16) |
| Safety & Frontier Classification | Open-Weights System Card + Customizable Guardrail Layer (Llama Guard / ShieldGemma) | Open-Weights System Card + Customizable Guardrail Layer (Llama Guard / ShieldGemma) |
| Enterprise Compliance (ZDR/HIPAA/SOC2) | 100% Air-Gapped On-Premises / Private VPC · Full HIPAA, GDPR & SOC2 Control | 100% Air-Gapped On-Premises / Private VPC · Full HIPAA, GDPR & SOC2 Control |
| Input Modalities | text | text |
| Output Modalities | text | text |
Mixtral 8x7B vs Mistral 7B: 常见问题解答 (FAQ)
Which is more intelligent, Mixtral 8x7B or Mistral 7B?
Mixtral 8x7B is more intelligent. It scores 37 compared with 32 on the composite Intelligence Index.
Which model is faster?
Mistral 7B is faster, generating 200 tokens per second compared with 130 tokens per second.
Which model is cheaper to run?
Mistral 7B is cheaper at $0.03 per 1M tokens blended, compared with $0.10 (7:2:1 cache:input:output ratio).
Which model has lower latency?
Mistral 7B has lower latency, with a time to first token of 0.24s compared with 0.38s.
综合结论
综合来看，Mixtral 8x7B（适合：支持私有云服务器自托管、微调与完全数据主权的开源权重基础任务、企业级 RAG 检索增强生成、自动化智能体工作流与高可靠 API 集成。）与 Mistral 7B（适合：面向实时交互对话、高并发路由与极低延迟生产环境的超高速任务、企业级 RAG 检索增强生成、自动化智能体工作流与高可靠 API 集成。）各具优势：Mixtral 8x7B 在综合智能与编程基准测试中表现更强，Mistral 7B 拥有更快的 Token 生成速度，而 Mistral 7B 则在规模化 API 部署中具备更高的成本效益。
常见问题 (FAQ)
在编程和深度推理方面，Mixtral 8x7B 和 Mistral 7B 哪个更强？+
在综合智能指数与编程基准评测中，Mixtral 8x7B 表现占优。建议结合上方的 SWE-bench Verified 与 GPQA Diamond 跑分根据具体场景选择。
Mixtral 8x7B 与 Mistral 7B 的 API 价格哪个更便宜？+
Mixtral 8x7B 的 API 价格为输入 $0.20 / 输出 $0.20（每百万 Token），Mistral 7B 为输入 $0.06 / 输出 $0.06。综合混合成本来看，Mistral 7B 更具性价比。
哪款模型拥有更大的上下文窗口和更快的响应速度？+
Mixtral 8x7B 支持 32.8K Token 上下文窗口，而 Mistral 7B 支持 32.8K Token。在流式生成速度方面，Mistral 7B 的吞吐表现更快。
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数据来源: Mistral AI 与 Mistral AI 官方 API 文档、模型发布说明及独立基准测试报告 (2026)。