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Mistral Large vs Mistral Medium 3.5

Pricing is only the shared seller matrix below. Best rates and catalog map are separate sections, so no chart is embedded in pricing. Open the calculator for the same workload on each side.

Mistral AI

Model

Mistral Large

Tool calling

Best $2.00 in · $6.00 out

Context window 128K

Pricing
Mistral AI

Model

Mistral Medium 3.5

Image inputTool calling

Best $1.50 in · $7.50 out

Context window 262K

Pricing

Mistral Medium 3.5 is 25% cheaper on input. Mistral Large is 20% cheaper on output. The best choice depends on your input/output ratio.

Pricing matrix

Shared sellers only. Each row is a host that lists both models. Dollar amounts are per 1M tokens. Lowest in each pair of columns is emphasized.

ProviderMistral Large inMistral Large outMistral Medium 3.5 inMistral Medium 3.5 out
Azure$4.00$12.00N/AN/A
Ibm Watsonx$3.00$10.00N/AN/A
Mistral AI$2.00$6.00N/AN/A
Openrouter$8.00$24.00$1.50$7.50
SnowflakeN/AN/AN/AN/A
Vercel Ai Gateway$2.00$6.00N/AN/A

Best listed rates (this pair)

Same "best row in current pricing" logic as model pages: a compact view of the lowest input and output we show for each side. This is not the seller matrix.

Catalog map · Mistral AI

Each chart uses real catalog rows that include both list input and list output ($/1M). Larger green dots are the models on this comparison page; accent dots are other active models from that provider.

Mistral AI · input vs output

Scatter chart: X = input $/M, Y = output $/M. This page's models are labeled on the green dots; hover others for detail.

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Specifications

Each column header is the full model name. Tint marks the favorable value where we compute a winner.

Spec
Mistral Large
Mistral Medium 3.5
Context window
128,000 tokens
262,144 tokens
Max output tokens
8,192 tokens
N/A
Vision
No
Yes
Function calling
Yes
Yes
Streaming
Yes
Yes
Release date
Feb 2024
Apr 2026

Cost calculator

Same requests, input tokens, and output tokens for both columns. Pick the provider row that matches how you buy.

Mistral Large
Monthly
$6.0K
Annual
$73.0K
Mistral Medium 3.5
Monthly
$1.6K
Annual
$19.2K
Save $4.4K/month with Mistral Medium 3.5

When to pick which

Short takeaways: no cards, just the points. Validate with your own workloads.

  • Long-context tasks

    Use Mistral Medium 3.5. Its 262K context window handles large codebases and documents better than 128K.

  • High-volume text generation

    Use Mistral Large. Output tokens are 20% cheaper, which compounds significantly at scale.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Medium 3.5 is cheaper on input tokens, while Mistral Large is cheaper on output. The best choice depends on your input/output ratio.

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