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TFireworks AI vs Mistral
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Fireworks AI if…
- you want the lower entry price ($8/mo vs $14.99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: ai application developers, ml engineers
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Choose Mistral if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- 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 Fireworks AI Mistral
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$8/mo$14.99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Vibe input/output kept until you delete conversation or account
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android, API, VS Code, JetBrains, Self-hosted
CategoryLLM APIs & Model HostingLocal & Open Models
CompanyFireworks AIMistral AI · France · since 2023
Full feature lists
F Fireworks AI
- Serverless per-token inference for open models
- Single endpoint across 30+ regions
- Model ensembling that routes each task by accuracy and cost
- Dedicated GPU deployments from H100 to GB300
- Managed fine-tuning and training APIs
- Discounted cached input and 50%-off batch jobs
- Data residency controls and region-restricted deployments
- SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001/27701/42001 certifications
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
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Fireworks AI · fireworks.ai
Mistral · mistral.aiWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Fireworks AI | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | no published plan | $14.99 Pro |
| 5 people | no published plan | $124.95 Team |
| 20 people | no published plan | $499.80 Team |
What the free plans include
Fireworks AI
No free plan.
Mistral
- Limited messages and web searches
- Limited coding sessions
- Basic image generation and editing
- Limited libraries and document upload
All plans and prices
Fireworks AI
ServerlessFrom $0.05 per 1M input tokens
Reserved ThroughputServerless rates, committed
Fireworks SovereignContract
Nexus Pro$8/mo
Nexus Team$10/seat/mo
Nexus EnterpriseCustom
Dedicated GPUsFrom $8.00/GPU-hour (H100)
Managed TrainingFrom $0.50 per 1M training tokens
Mistral
FreeFree
Pro$14.99/mo excluding taxes
Team$24.99/user/mo excluding taxes
EnterpriseCustom
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Fireworks AI
- Nov 8, 2026Starting price: none → $8/mo; Reserved Throughput: Custom → Serverless rates, committed; New plan: Nexus Pro ($8); New plan: Nexus Team ($10); New plan: Nexus Enterprise (Custom); New plan: Dedicated GPUs ($8); Plan dropped: Dedicated Training API
Mistral
No changes since we started tracking.
Strengths and limitations
Fireworks AI
- Serverless pricing starts at $0.05 per 1M input tokens with no commitment
- Batch jobs cost 50% less
- Idle GPU deployments scale to zero after one hour
- Holds SOC 2 Type 2 and several ISO certifications
- Region-restricted deployments cost 1.5x
- Spot capacity is best-effort and only on select models
- Sovereign is still in private preview
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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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy