| Usage Level | GPT-4o Mini | Mistral Small | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light (100 calls/day) | $0.59 | $0.20 | Save $0.39 with Mistral Small |
| Medium (1K calls/day) | $10.80 | $3.60 | Save $7.20 with Mistral Small |
| Heavy (10K calls/day) | $135.00 | $45.00 | Save $90.00 with Mistral Small |
| Enterprise (100K/day) | $1,620.00 | $540.00 | Save $1,080.00 with Mistral Small |
Mistral Small is 68% cheaper overall. GPT-4o Mini costs $0.15/M input vs Mistral Small at $0.06/M input.
At 800 input + 400 output tokens per call: GPT-4o Mini costs $3.60 and Mistral Small costs $1.20.
With a proxy like Tokonomics, switching is a one-line config change. Route different features to different models and track costs per model automatically.