AI model comparison
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor vs Mistral Nemo
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor is the cost-efficient contributor tier of Meta’s multimodal reasoning model for experimentation, learning, and early-stage agentic, multi-agent, and coding workflows.
- Input / 1M
- $0.10
- Output / 1M
- $0.20
- Context
- 1.05M
Mistral
Mistral Nemo
A 12B parameter model with a 128k token context length built by Mistral in collaboration with NVIDIA.
- Input / 1M
- $0.03
- Output / 1M
- $0.03
- Context
- 131K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Mistral Nemo
4.1x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Tie
Not enough benchmark data
Larger context window
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor
1.05M vs 131K tokens
Newer release
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor
Released September 2, 2026
Pricing
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor vs Mistral Nemo API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Mistral Nemo | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.10 | $0.03 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.03 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.00 | Not available |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
| Web searchPer request | $0.0025 | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Mistral Nemo$0.07Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Mistral Nemo$0.99Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Mistral Nemo$4.41Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Mistral Nemo | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.05M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Max output | 944K tokens | 16K tokens |
| Input types | File, Image, Text, Video | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Max, Extra high, High, Medium, Low, Minimal | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Medium | Not available |
| Release date | September 2, 2026 | July 19, 2024 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Mistral Nemo | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Not supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Not supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Mistral Nemo is 4.1x cheaper for a typical chat. Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor has the larger context window (1.05M vs 131K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor or Mistral Nemo cheaper?
Mistral Nemo is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Mistral Nemo costs $0.03 per 1M input tokens and $0.03 per 1M output tokens, while Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor or Mistral Nemo?
Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 131K for Mistral Nemo.
Can I use Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor and Mistral Nemo at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor and Mistral Nemo answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor and Mistral Nemo at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.