Compare/Mistral 7B Instruct vs Granite 4.0 H Small

Mistral 7B InstructvsGranite 4.0 H Small

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

Mistral

Mistral 7B Instruct

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

Granite 4.0 H Small

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

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

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

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.410.8
Coding Index
8.5
Math Index
13.7
GPQA Diamond
17.7%41.6%
MMLU-Pro
24.5%62.4%
LiveCodeBench
4.6%25.1%
AIME 2025
13.7%
MATH-500
12.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%3.7%
SciCode
2.4%20.9%
IFBench
19.9%31.5%
TerminalBench
2.3%
Mistral 7B Instruct2 wins
10 winsGranite 4.0 H Small

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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. Mistral 7B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.27s vs 8.68s).

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

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.