AI model comparison
Mistral Medium 3 vs GPT-4.1 Mini
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3
Mistral Medium 3 is a high-performance enterprise-grade language model designed to deliver frontier-level capabilities at significantly reduced operational cost.
- Input / 1M
- $0.40
- Output / 1M
- $2
- Context
- 131K
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-4.1 Mini is a mid-sized model delivering performance competitive with GPT-4o at substantially lower latency and cost.
- Input / 1M
- $0.40
- Output / 1M
- $1.60
- Context
- 1.05M
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
GPT-4.1 Mini
1.1x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
GPT-4.1 Mini
10.2 vs 9 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
GPT-4.1 Mini
1.05M vs 131K tokens
Newer release
Mistral Medium 3
Released May 7, 2025
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Mistral Medium 39GPT-4.1 Mini10.2Coding index
Mistral Medium 3Not availableGPT-4.1 Mini20.2Agentic index
Mistral Medium 3Not availableGPT-4.1 MiniNot availablePricing
Mistral Medium 3 vs GPT-4.1 Mini API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3 | GPT-4.1 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $2 | $1.60 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.04 | $0.10 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
| Web searchPer request | Not available | $0.01 |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Mistral Medium 3$1.80GPT-4.1 Mini$1.60Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Mistral Medium 3$20$9.20 cachedGPT-4.1 Mini$18.40$9.40 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Mistral Medium 3$64$10 cachedGPT-4.1 Mini$63.20$18.20 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3 | GPT-4.1 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 131K tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Max output | 105K tokens | 33K tokens |
| Input types | File, Image, Text | File, Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | May 7, 2025 | April 14, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3 | GPT-4.1 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Not supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Not supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
GPT-4.1 Mini is 1.1x cheaper for a typical chat. GPT-4.1 Mini scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (10.2 vs 9). GPT-4.1 Mini has the larger context window (1.05M vs 131K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3 or GPT-4.1 Mini cheaper?
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). GPT-4.1 Mini costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $1.60 per 1M output tokens, while Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Mistral Medium 3 or GPT-4.1 Mini?
GPT-4.1 Mini supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 131K for Mistral Medium 3.
Is Mistral Medium 3 smarter than GPT-4.1 Mini?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Mistral Medium 3 scores 9 and GPT-4.1 Mini scores 10.2, putting GPT-4.1 Mini ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Mistral Medium 3 and GPT-4.1 Mini at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Mistral Medium 3 and GPT-4.1 Mini answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Mistral Medium 3 and GPT-4.1 Mini at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.