Saba
· verified October 13, 2026
legacy paid api
Provider
Statuslegacy
AA Intelligence Index6.5 (official, read October 13, 2026)
Released2025-02-17
Context window33K
ModalitiesText + files
API price $/1M (in / out)$0.2 / $0.6 (OpenRouter)
Speedn/a
AccessAPI $0.2/$0.6 per 1M tokens on OpenRouter · listed February 17, 2025
In one line
Saba by Mistral AI, measured by Artificial Analysis at 6.5 on the Intelligence Index. Added to WhichAI automatically from live data on October 13, 2026: no editorial review yet, so judge it by the numbers, not by a verdict. OpenRouter's description: “Mistral Saba is a 24B-parameter language model specifically designed for the Middle East and South Asia, delivering accurate and contextually relevant responses while maintaining efficient performance.”
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