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GChatGPT vs Mistral
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose ChatGPT if…
- you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $14.99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: individuals and students, writers and knowledge workers
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Choose Mistral if…
- you need an API to build on
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on iOS, Android, VS Code
- you're in its core audience: developers, enterprises with data-control requirements
Side by side
Feature ChatGPT Mistral
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$8/mo$14.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesYes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Vibe input/output kept until you delete conversation or account
Web search
File upload & analysis
Image generation
Voice conversations—
Memory—
Custom assistants—
App connectors / MCP—
Runs locally—
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, API, VS Code, JetBrains, Self-hosted
CategoryAI ChatbotsLocal & Open Models
CompanyOpenAIMistral AI
Based in—France
Founded—2023
Part of——
Key features
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- Chat-based answers to questions and tasks
- Help with writing and editing
- Coding help through the included Codex agent
- Several individual tiers from Free to Pro
- Per-seat team workspaces through Business
- Enterprise plan sold through sales
M Mistral
- Open-weight models that can be self-hosted
- Model customization on your own data with Forge
- Terminal coding agent powered by Devstral
- VS Code and JetBrains plugin with tab completion
- Remote coding agents in isolated sandboxes
- Custom MCP connectors and 100+ app connectors
- Spreadsheet, slide and image generation in chat
- Scheduled prompts, agents and workflows
Plans and prices
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ChatGPT
Free$0
Go$8/mo (US)
Plus$20/mo
ProFrom $100/mo
Business$20/user/mo billed annually; $25 monthly
EnterpriseCustom
Mistral
FreeFree
Pro$14.99/mo excluding taxes
Team$24.99/user/mo excluding taxes
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
ChatGPT
- Free plan available
- Go plan costs $8/month in the US
- Codex is included in all plans, Free included
- Business plan starts at just 2 users
- Free plan has limited features
- Pro tiers cost $100–$500 per month
- Enterprise pricing is only available from sales
Mistral
- Free plan includes chat, coding sessions and image generation
- Models can be self-hosted, on-prem or in your VPC
- Students can get Pro for $5.99/mo
- Pro includes $15/mo in API credits
- Commercial self-hosting requires a separate Mistral license
- Paid plans are subject to fair usage limits
- Enterprise pricing is available only through sales
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