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TGroq vs Mistral
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Groq if…
- you're in its core audience: ai application developers, startups building llm products
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Choose Mistral if…
- 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 Groq Mistral
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price—$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
CompanyGroqMistral AI · France · since 2023
Full feature lists
G Groq
- OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
- Text generation and reasoning models
- Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
- Vision and OCR support
- Tool use with built-in, remote MCP and local tools
- Structured outputs and prompt caching
- Performance, Flex and Batch service tiers
- Dedicated bare-metal LPU capacity for enterprises
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.
Groq · groq.com
Mistral · mistral.aiWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Groq | 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
Groq
Free plan limits aren't published.
Mistral
- Limited messages and web searches
- Limited coding sessions
- Basic image generation and editing
- Limited libraries and document upload
All plans and prices
Groq
FreeFree
DeveloperUsage-based
Mistral
FreeFree
Pro$14.99/mo excluding taxes
Team$24.99/user/mo excluding taxes
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Groq
- Drop-in OpenAI-compatible API
- Free plan available
- Covers text, speech, vision and tool use in one API
- 13 data centers across four continents
- Free plan has lower rate limits than Developer plan
- Batch and Flex processing require the Developer plan
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