Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 vs Ternary Bonsai 2 27B

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Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.15Openrouter · Aug 29, 2026$0.075Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.60Openrouter · Aug 29, 2026$0.50Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens1,049K262K
Model facts checkedAug 28, 2026View model evidence →Sep 18, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldMistral-Small-4-119B-2603Ternary Bonsai 2 27B
DeveloperMistral AIPrismML
FamilyMistral Small 4 119b 2603Bonsai 2
ModelMistral-Small-4-119B-2603Ternary Bonsai 2 27B
VersionMistral-Small-4-119B-2603Ternary Bonsai 2 27B
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknown2026-09-17
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window1,049K262K
Total parameters119.4B27.4B
Active parameters6.5BUnknown
Licenseapache-2.0apache-2.0
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessOpenrouter (Standard)Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolschat, generation, reasoning, tools, vision
Base modelUnknownQwen3.8 27B
Effective bit widthUnknown1.76 bits per weight
Language model sizeUnknown5.93 GB
Weight formatUnknownTernary g128 with FP16 group scales

Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers1
Canonical IDmistralai/Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603

Ternary Bonsai 2 27B Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtoolsvision
Serving providers1
Canonical IDprism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-2-27B

Primary Evidence

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Questions

Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 vs Ternary Bonsai 2 27B FAQs

Is Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?+

Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 is $0.15 and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B is $0.075 per million tokens, so Ternary Bonsai 2 27B is cheaper on this metric. Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 is $0.60 and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B is $0.50 per million tokens, so Ternary Bonsai 2 27B is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?+

Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 has the larger sourced context window. Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 supports 1,049K and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B supports 262K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 is open weight; Ternary Bonsai 2 27B is open weight.

Can Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B understand images?+

Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 is documented with image input; Ternary Bonsai 2 27B is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 is — and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B is —.

Do Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 and Ternary Bonsai 2 27B support reasoning and tool use?+

Mistral Small 4 119B 2603: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Ternary Bonsai 2 27B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?+

Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 has 1 sourced provider route; Ternary Bonsai 2 27B has 1, a tie.

Which offers better value, Mistral Small 4 119B 2603 or Ternary Bonsai 2 27B?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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