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Mistral

E5 Mistral 7B

IntFloat · dense · 7.11B parameters · 32,768 context

Quality
50.0

Parameters

7.11B

Context Window

32K tokens

Architecture

Dense

Best GPU

A10G

Cheapest API

$0.02/M

Intelligence Brief

E5 Mistral 7B is a 7.11B parameter DENSE model from IntFloat, featuring Grouped Query Attention (GQA) with 32 layers and 4,096 hidden dimensions. With a 32,768 token context window, it supports multilingual. The most cost-effective API deployment is via together at $0.02/M output tokens. For self-hosted inference, A10G delivers optimal throughput at $285/month.

Architecture Details

TypeDENSE
Total Parameters7.11B
Active Parameters7.11B
Layers32
Hidden Dimension4,096
Attention Heads32
KV Heads8
Head Dimension128
Vocab Size32,000

Memory Requirements

BF16 Weights

14.2 GB

FP8 Weights

7.1 GB

INT4 Weights

3.6 GB

KV-Cache per Token131072 bytes
Activation Estimate0.80 GB

GPU Compatibility Matrix

E5 Mistral 7B is compatible with 95% of GPU configurations across 41 GPUs at 3 precision levels.

BF16 (Full)
FP8 (Half)
INT4 (Quarter)
Blackwell(7 GPUs)
B200 NVL (pair)360GB
B300288GB
B100 SXM192GB
GB200 NVL72 (per GPU)192GB
Hopper(7 GPUs)
H100 NVL 94GB (per GPU pair)188GB
H200 SXM141GB
H2096GB
GH20096GB
Ada Lovelace(11 GPUs)
L40S48GB
L4048GB
RTX 6000 Ada48GB
L2048GB
Ampere(16 GPUs)
A100 80GB SXM80GB
A100 80GB PCIe80GB
A1664GB
RTX A600048GB
Legend:No fitVery tightTightModerateGoodExcellent

GPU Recommendations

A10Goptimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

227.8 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

4.4ms

Est. TTFT

1ms

Cost/Month

$285

Cost/M Tokens

$0.48

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A30optimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

354.3 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

2.8ms

Est. TTFT

0ms

Cost/Month

$332

Cost/M Tokens

$0.36

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RTX 4090optimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

382.8 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

2.6ms

Est. TTFT

0ms

Cost/Month

$370

Cost/M Tokens

$0.37

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Deployment Options

API

API Deployment

together

$0.02/M

output tokens

Self-Hosted

Single GPU

A10G

$285/mo

Min VRAM: 7 GB

Scale

Multi-GPU

RTX 3080 x2

446.4 tok/s

TP· $266/mo

API Pricing Comparison

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/MBadges
together$0.02$0.02
Cheapest

Cost Analysis

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/M~Monthly Cost
togetherBest Value$0.02$0.02$0

Cost per 1,000 Requests

Short (500 tok)

$0.01

via together

Medium (2K tok)

$0.04

via together

Long (8K tok)

$0.16

via together

Performance Estimates

Throughput by GPU

A10G
227.8 tok/s
A30
354.3 tok/s
RTX 4090
382.8 tok/s

VRAM Breakdown (A10G, BF16)

Weights
Act
Weights 14.2 GBKV-Cache 2.1 GBActivations 6.4 GBOverhead 1.1 GB

Precision Impact

bf16

14.2 GB

weights/GPU

~227.8 tok/s

fp8

7.1 GB

weights/GPU

int4

3.6 GB

weights/GPU

Capabilities

Features

Tool Use Vision Code Math Reasoning Multilingual Structured Output

Supported Frameworks

vllmsglangtgitensorrt-llm

Supported Precisions

BF16 (default)FP8INT4

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM does E5 Mistral 7B need for inference?

E5 Mistral 7B requires approximately 14.2 GB of VRAM at BF16 precision, 7.1 GB at FP8, or 3.6 GB at INT4 quantization. Additional VRAM is needed for KV-cache (131072 bytes per token) and activations (~0.80 GB).

What is the best GPU for E5 Mistral 7B?

The top recommended GPU for E5 Mistral 7B is the A10G using BF16 precision. It achieves approximately 227.8 tokens/sec at an estimated cost of $285/month ($0.48/M tokens). Score: 100/100.

How much does E5 Mistral 7B inference cost?

E5 Mistral 7B API inference starts from $0.02/M input tokens and $0.02/M output tokens. Self-hosted inference costs depend on your GPU configuration — use our ROI calculator for a detailed breakdown.