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Mistral Medium 3 API cost calculator
Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens on the Mistral API, with a 131K-token context window. A typical request (2K input, 500 output tokens) costs $0.0018 — about $54.00/month at 1,000 requests per day. Use the calculator below to model your exact workload.
Find me a cheaper modelWhat real workloads cost on Mistral Medium 3
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Per request | Per 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0008 | $0.80 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0026 | $2.60 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.01 | $10.00 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.05 | $50.00 |
Mistral Medium 3 vs other Mistral models
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Medium 3 | $0.40 | $2 | 131K |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | $1.50 | $7.50 | 262K |
| Mistral Small 4 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 262K |
| Ministral 3 14B 2512 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 262K |
| Ministral 3 8B 2512 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 262K |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mistral Medium 3 cost per 1M tokens?
According to current pricing data, Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens. Processing 1M tokens each way costs $2.40.
What does a typical API request to Mistral Medium 3 cost?
A typical request with 2,000 input tokens and 500 output tokens costs $0.0018. At 1,000 requests per day that is $1.80 daily, or about $54.00 per month.
What is Mistral Medium 3's context window?
Mistral Medium 3 supports a 131K-token context window (131,072 tokens).
Does Mistral Medium 3 support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.04 per 1M — a 90% discount versus the standard input rate, which matters for agents and chat apps that resend the same system prompt.
What is a cheaper alternative to Mistral Medium 3?
Ling-2.6-flash from Inclusionai is currently the cheapest comparable option at $0.01 per 1M input tokens versus $0.40 for Mistral Medium 3 — roughly 40x cheaper on input.
Prices may differ from Mistral's official pricing page for batch, tiered, or fine-tuned usage. Compare all current prices on the live model pricing dashboard, see Mistral Medium 3 vs Ling-2.6-flash pricing, or run Mistral Medium 3 head-to-head against other models in the side-by-side comparison playground.
Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.