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Mistral Medium 3.5 API cost calculator
Mistral Medium 3.5 costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens on the Mistral API, with a 262K-token context window. A typical request (2K input, 500 output tokens) costs $0.0067 — about $203/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 3.5
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Per request | Per 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0030 | $3.00 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0097 | $9.75 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.04 | $37.50 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.19 | $188 |
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs other Mistral models
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ministral 3 3B 2512 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 131K |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mistral Medium 3.5 cost per 1M tokens?
According to current pricing data, Mistral Medium 3.5 costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens. Processing 1M tokens each way costs $9.00.
What does a typical API request to Mistral Medium 3.5 cost?
A typical request with 2,000 input tokens and 500 output tokens costs $0.0067. At 1,000 requests per day that is $6.75 daily, or about $203 per month.
What is Mistral Medium 3.5's context window?
Mistral Medium 3.5 supports a 262K-token context window (262,144 tokens).
Does Mistral Medium 3.5 support prompt caching?
No cache-read pricing is published for Mistral Medium 3.5, so every input token is billed at the full $1.50 per 1M rate.
What is a cheaper alternative to Mistral Medium 3.5?
Ling-2.6-flash from Inclusionai is currently the cheapest comparable option at $0.01 per 1M input tokens versus $1.50 for Mistral Medium 3.5 — roughly 150x 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 3.5 vs Ling-2.6-flash pricing, or run Mistral Medium 3.5 head-to-head against other models in the side-by-side comparison playground.
Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.