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Devstral 2 2512 vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Devstral 2 2512 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports tool calls

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics
Price Advantage
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Benchmark Advantage
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Context Window
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Speed
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Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricDevstral 2 2512Mixtral 8x22B InstructWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.05$2.00 Devstral 2 2512
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.22$6.00 Devstral 2 2512
Cache Read (per 1M)$25000.00N/A Devstral 2 2512
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Devstral 2 2512 is 97% cheaper overall.

Devstral 2 2512 Providers

Chutes $0.05 (Cheapest)
Mistral $0.40

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct Providers

Vercel $1.20 (Cheapest)
Fireworks $1.20 (Cheapest)
Mistral $2.00

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Devstral 2 2512 Wins
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Mixtral 8x22B Instruct Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkDevstral 2 2512Mixtral 8x22B InstructWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
22.09.8
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
23.7--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
36.7--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
76.253.7
GPQA
Graduate-level science
59.433.2
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
44.814.8
AIME
Competition math
-0.0-
Devstral 2 2512 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Devstral 2 2512
262,144
tokens
Max output: 65,536 tokens
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
65,536
tokens
Devstral 2 2512 has a 75% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricDevstral 2 2512Mixtral 8x22B InstructWinner
Tokens/second73.8 tok/s0.0 tok/s
Time to First Token0.40s0.00s
Devstral 2 2512 responds Infinity% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDevstral 2 2512Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDevstral 2 2512Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMistral AIMistral AI
ReleasedDec 2025Apr 2024

Devstral 2 2512 Modalities

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Mixtral 8x22B Instruct Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Devstral 2 2512 has cheaper input pricing at $0.05/M tokens. Devstral 2 2512 has cheaper output pricing at $0.22/M tokens.
Devstral 2 2512 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 23.7, compared to Mixtral 8x22B Instruct's score of N/A.
Devstral 2 2512 has a 262,144 token context window, while Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has a 65,536 token context window.
Devstral 2 2512 does not support vision. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct does not support vision.