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Mistral 7b Instruct V0 1 vs Mistral Devstral 2 123b

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Mistral

Model

Mistral 7b Instruct V0 1

Tool calling

Context window

16K

16,384 tokens · ~12K words

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Mistral

Model

Mistral Devstral 2 123b

Tool calling

Context window

256K

256,000 tokens · ~192K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Mistral 7b Instruct V0 116K
Mistral Devstral 2 123b256K

Mistral Devstral 2 123b has about 15.6× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Mistral Devstral 2 123b has 1462% more context capacity (256K vs 16K tokens). Mistral 7b Instruct V0 1 is 62% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Mistral Devstral 2 123b. Its 256K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 16K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Mistral 7b Instruct V0 1. Input tokens are 62% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Mistral 7b Instruct V0 1. Its 16K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecMistral 7b Instruct V0 1Mistral Devstral 2 123b
Context window16,384 tokens (16K)256,000 tokens (256K)
Max output tokens16,384 tokens (16K)8,192 tokens (8K)
Speed tierFastFast
VisionNoNo
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingNoNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderMistral 7b Instruct V0 1 inMistral 7b Instruct V0 1 outMistral Devstral 2 123b inMistral Devstral 2 123b out
Anyscale$0.150/M$0.150/M——
Aws Bedrock——$0.400/M$2.00/M
Cloudflare$1.92/M$1.92/M——
Together Ai————

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Devstral 2 123b has a larger context window: 256K tokens vs 16K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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