Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Mistral's official instruct fine-tuned version of [Mixtral 8x22B](/models/mistralai/mixtral-8x22b). It uses 39B active parameters out of 141B, offering unparalleled cost efficiency for its size. Its s
Pricing
Model Overview
Tracked token-pricing fields for this model family. Empty pricing fields stay hidden until the source publishes them.
| Price field | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Cached read | $0.20 / 1M tokens |
| Source | OpenRouter |
| Verified | Apr 5, 2026 (High) |
Surface
Capabilities
Input and output modalities, enabled feature flags, strengths, and tradeoffs.
| Attribute | Values |
|---|---|
| Modalities | text totext |
| Capabilities | promptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs |
References
Official Links
Canonical launch, documentation, pricing, and release-note URLs.
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Intro | https://openrouter.ai/mistralai/mixtral-8x22b-instruct |
| Docs | https://openrouter.ai/mistralai/mixtral-8x22b-instruct |
| Pricing | Verify current pricing on provider’s page → |
Coverage
Benchmark Coverage
Reported benchmark families, versions, scores, sources, and notes.
| Benchmark | Version | Score | Date | Source | Notes |
|---|
Lifecycle
Release History
Lifecycle transitions and release timeline for this model family.
| Release | Alias | Lifecycle | Release Date | Deprecation | Shutdown | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | mistralai-mixtral-8x22b-instruct | Active | Apr 17, 2024 | — | — | Model available via OpenRouter. |
Surfaces
Host Coverage
Provider-specific hosting, context, pricing notes, feature differences, and provider-status context.
| Host | Type | Context | Pricing Note | Differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | aggregator | 65.5K | $2.00/1M in · $6.00/1M out via OpenRouter | — |
Migration
Migration Guidance
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| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary |
Timeline
Change Events
Cataloged model-family updates and source references.
| Date | Type | Title | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2024 | family_added | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct published | Model made available via OpenRouter. | OpenRouter |
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