Compare/Granite 4.0 H Small vs Mistral 7B Instruct

Granite 4.0 H SmallvsMistral 7B Instruct

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

IBM

Granite 4.0 H Small

Input
$0.06/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
524 tok/s
TTFT
8.68s
Mistral

Mistral 7B Instruct

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
188 tok/s
TTFT
0.27s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 4.0 H Small
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 4.0 H Small
Lower Latency
Mistral 7B Instruct
Benchmarks (10-2)
Granite 4.0 H Small

Pricing Comparison

MetricGranite 4.0 H SmallMistral 7B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.06$0.25
Output ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.25
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Granite 4.0 H Small$0.08
Mistral 7B Instruct$0.28

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Granite 4.0 H Small
524 tok/s
Mistral 7B Instruct
188 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Granite 4.0 H Small
8.68s
Mistral 7B Instruct
0.27s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.87.4
Coding Index
8.5
Math Index
13.7
GPQA Diamond
41.6%17.7%
MMLU-Pro
62.4%24.5%
LiveCodeBench
25.1%4.6%
AIME 2025
13.7%
MATH-500
12.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.7%4.3%
SciCode
20.9%2.4%
IFBench
31.5%19.9%
TerminalBench
2.3%
Granite 4.0 H Small10 wins
2 winsMistral 7B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 H Small or Mistral 7B Instruct?

Granite 4.0 H Small is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.11/M tokens vs $0.25/M for Mistral 7B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Granite 4.0 H Small wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Mistral 7B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Granite 4.0 H Small generates tokens faster at 524 tok/s vs 188 tok/s. However, Mistral 7B Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (0.27s vs 8.68s).

When should I use Granite 4.0 H Small vs Mistral 7B Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: Granite 4.0 H Small for lower cost, Granite 4.0 H Small for stronger benchmark performance, and Granite 4.0 H Small for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.