Mistral Small 4 vs R1 1776
Mistral AI vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •R1 1776 has the higher intelligence index (95.4 vs 76.9)
- •R1 1776 is cheaper ($0.00 vs $0.15 per 1M input)
| Mistral Small 4 | R1 1776 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 76.9 | 95.4 |
| Developer | Mistral AI | Perplexity |
| Type | Multimodal | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | — |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | — |
| Input price | $0.15 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.60 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 145 tok/s | — |
| Released | March 16, 2026 | February 18, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | — |
| Output modalities | Text | — |