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Mixtral 8x7B Instruct vs Mistral Large 2 (2407): the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run Mixtral 8x7B Instruct (Mistral AI, 46.7B) and Mistral Large 2 (2407) (Mistral AI, 123B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.

Mixtral 8x7B Instruct vs Mistral Large 2 (2407) — cost comparison

Mixtral 8x7B InstructMistral Large 2 (2407)
Parameters46.7B123B
Context window32.8K✓ 131.1K
LicenseCommercial OKRestricted
VRAM to run✓ ~34 GB (Q4_K_M)~92 GB (Q4_K_M)
Rent a GPU✓ $0.24/hr$0.65/hr
Your API key✓ $0.24/1M (last-known)$1.08/1M (est.)

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