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Mixtral 8x22b Instruct

API model name: mixtral-8x22b-instruct

Mixtral 8x22b Instruct is Mistral AI's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Tool calling. It is priced at $2.20 per million input tokens and $6.60 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $2.00 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$2.20

Output / 1M tokens

$6.60

Cache read / 1M tokens

$0.22

Cache write / 1M tokens

$2.75

Official input rate

$2.00

Official output rate

$6.00

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Specifications

Provider: Mistral AI
Type: chat model

Capabilities

Tool calling

What is Mixtral 8x22b Instruct used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Agents & automation — function calling and tool use for multi-step workflows.

Mixtral 8x22b Instruct vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Mixtral 8x22b Instruct	—	—	$2.20	$6.60
Codestral	—	—	Free	Free
Codestral Latest	—	—	Free	Free
Ministral 14B	—	—	Free	Free

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

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Mixtral 8x22b Instruct — frequently asked questions

How much does Mixtral 8x22b Instruct cost?: Mixtral 8x22b Instruct is billed pay-as-you-go at $2.20 per 1M input tokens and $6.60 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Mixtral 8x22b Instruct do?: Mixtral 8x22b Instruct supports Tool calling.
Is Mixtral 8x22b Instruct free to use?: Mixtral 8x22b Instruct is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Mixtral 8x22b Instruct via the API?: Mixtral 8x22b Instruct is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID mixtral-8x22b-instruct with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Mixtral 8x22b Instruct?: Mixtral 8x22b Instruct is Mistral AI's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Mixtral 8x22b Instruct via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass mixtral-8x22b-instruct as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "mixtral-8x22b-instruct",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="mixtral-8x22b-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "mixtral-8x22b-instruct",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);