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Mistral Small 4 for meeting notes on Transcript.audio
How Transcript.audio uses Mistral Small 4 for meeting notes, where it runs, what it is good at and what to consider. It is used with your own Mistral account, through bring your own key (coming soon).
What it is used for in the app
Transcript.audio ranks models for each job. Here is where Mistral Small 4 sits.
Notes and summaries
Rank 18 of 21
Writes the summary, decisions and action items from the transcript.
Structured fields
Rank 17 of 20
Fills template fields such as next steps, owners, budget or dates.
Meeting titles
Rank 13 of 20
Names each meeting so it is easy to find later.
Questions as you go and help
Rank 14 of 20
Answers questions about the meeting while it is happening, and in-app help.
Strengths and trade-offs
- Notes and summaries: Very cheap European option, but plainer notes and more slips.
- Structured fields: Very cheap European option, but plainer notes and more slips.
- Meeting titles: Very cheap European option, but plainer notes and more slips.
- Questions as you go and help: Very cheap European option, but plainer notes and more slips.
Privacy: where it runs
It is used with your own Mistral account, through bring your own key (coming soon). Compare privacy optimised and standard mode.
- How it connects
- With bring your own key (coming soon) you connect your own Mistral account, so your usage is billed by Mistral directly and runs under your own agreement with them.
- Recordings
- Saved on your computer.
- Transcripts and notes
- Saved on your computer. Nothing is stored by us.
- Internet needed
- Yes, for transcription and notes.
Prefer nothing to set up? Transcript.audio cloud (standard) is included in your plan: The transcript is sent to our AI service, summarised by an AI provider under zero data retention, then discarded.
Speed, accuracy and cost
- Notes and summariesAccuracy 2/5Speed 4/5Cost: Under $0.01 an hour
- Structured fieldsAccuracy 2/5Speed 4/5Cost: Under $0.01 an hour
- Meeting titlesAccuracy 2/5Speed 4/5Cost: Under $0.01 an hour
- Questions as you go and helpAccuracy 2/5Speed 4/5Cost: Under $0.01 an hour
Accuracy and speed are our own 1 to 5 ratings from the model catalogue, not benchmarks. Costs are approximate provider costs in US dollars per hour of meeting. With your own key, the provider bills you directly.
Presets that pick it
Cheapest
The lowest cost that still gives usable notes.
- Notes and summaries: fallback 3
- Structured fields: fallback 3
- Meeting titles: fallback 3
- Questions as you go and help: fallback 3
Presets pick a model for every job in one click, and fall back down their list when a model is not available. See all presets.
Plan availability
Mistral Small 4 is used with your own API key. Bring your own key is coming soon as a free update. About bring your own key.
Frequently asked questions
What does Mistral Small 4 do in Transcript.audio?
Transcript.audio ranks Mistral Small 4 for notes and summaries (ranked 18 of 21); structured fields (ranked 17 of 20); meeting titles (ranked 13 of 20); questions as you go and help (ranked 14 of 20). Very cheap European option, but plainer notes and more slips.
What happens to my meeting data with Mistral Small 4?
How it connects: With bring your own key (coming soon) you connect your own Mistral account, so your usage is billed by Mistral directly and runs under your own agreement with them. Recordings: Saved on your computer. Transcripts and notes: Saved on your computer. Nothing is stored by us. Internet needed: Yes, for transcription and notes.
How much does Mistral Small 4 cost?
The approximate provider cost is under $0.01 an hour of meeting, billed to you directly by Mistral when you use your own key.
Which presets use Mistral Small 4?
Cheapest. Presets pick a model for every job in one click and fall back down their list when a model is not available.
What are the alternatives to Mistral Small 4?
The models ranked next to it are GPT-5.6 Luna, Gemini 3.8 Flash via OpenRouter, Grok 4.7 and Mistral Large 4. Each has its own page with the trade-offs.