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.
At a glance
- Input / 1M
- $0.40
- Output / 1M
- $2
- Context
- 131K
- Max output
- 105K
- Intelligence
- 9
- Released
- May 2025
Pricing
Mistral Medium 3 API pricing
Per-token rates, plus what common tasks actually cost.
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.40 |
|---|---|
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $2 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.04 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available |
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
$1.80
per 1,000 requests
Coding task
30K in, 4K out
$20
per 1,000 requests
Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
$64
per 1,000 requests
Benchmarks
Mistral Medium 3 benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
9
Coding index
Not available
Agentic index
Not available
Specs
Context window and capabilities
What it can read, what it can write, and which API features it supports.
- Context window
- 131K tokens
- Max output
- 105K tokens
- Input types
- File, Image, Text
- Output types
- Text
- Reasoning effort
- Not available
- Release date
- May 7, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- March 31, 2025
- Tool calling
- Structured outputs
- JSON mode
- Reasoning
- Temperature
- Stop sequences
- Deterministic seed
- Verbosity control
Compare
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Alternatives
Mistral Medium 3 alternatives
Similar models worth considering, and where each one has the edge.
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OpenAI
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mistral Medium 3 cost?
Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens through the API. A typical chat message costs about $1.80 per 1,000 messages.
What is the context window of Mistral Medium 3?
Mistral Medium 3 accepts up to 131K tokens of input and can write up to 105K tokens in a single response.
What is the best alternative to Mistral Medium 3?
Mistral Small 4 from Mistral is a strong alternative. It offers: 3.3x cheaper output, higher intelligence score, larger 262k context.
Can I use Mistral Medium 3 alongside other models?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to Mistral Medium 3 and any other models you pick at the same time, so you can compare answers side by side.
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