Mixtral 8x22B Instruct vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs 20.0x less per output token than Mixtral 8x22B Instruct ($0.30 vs $6.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $6.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.30
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Voxtral Small 24B 2507: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for a larger context window (66K against 33K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), SciCode and AA Intelligence Index; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has a AA Intelligence Index result, 5.7.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct takes 66K tokens against 33K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $0.0050, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct not benchmarked, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $6.00 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.30 per million output tokens, 20.0x apart.
- Context window
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct takes 66K tokens, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 33K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.8% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| SciCode | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 5.7 | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.0 | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.2% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.0% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.7% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 55.1% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 45 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Mistral Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Mistral Voxtral Small 24B 2507 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | April 17, 2024 | October 30, 2025 |
| Context window | 66K | 33K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.00 | $0.10 |
| Output $/Mtok | $6.00 | $0.30 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Mixtral 8x22B Instruct better than Voxtral Small 24B 2507 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for a larger context window (66K against 33K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs $0.10 and $0.30. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct, with 66K tokens against 33K.
Has any benchmark tested both Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), SciCode and AA Intelligence Index; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.