Mistral Medium 3.5vsGPT-5 mini
Mistral Medium 3.5 | GPT-5 mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
ParametersA rough measure of how big the model is. More parameters usually means more capable and more expensive to run, though it is a poor guide on its own — a smaller, newer model often beats a larger, older one. | 128B | — |
Context windowHow much text the model can hold in mind at once — your question, any documents you attach, the conversation so far, and its own reply. Go past it and the earliest part falls out of view. | 256k | — |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins | ||
Input priceWhat you pay for everything you send the model — your question, plus any documents or earlier conversation you include with it. | $1.50 | $0.25 |
Output priceWhat you pay for the text the model writes back. It is normally the dearer half: producing an answer costs more than reading one. | $7.50 | $2.00 |
Cached input priceA reduced rate for text you send over and over. If every request starts with the same instructions or the same document, the provider keeps a copy ready and charges less to read it again. | — | $0.025 |
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | — | $0.25Azure |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across third-party providers, excluding the lab itself. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | — | $2.00Azure |
| BenchmarksPublished by one model only | ||
SWE-Bench VerifiedCoding — Real coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 77.6% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | OpenAI |
| Release date | Apr 29 2026 | Aug 7 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
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Frequently asked questions
Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-5 mini is cheaper on both input and output: $0.25 vs $1.50 per million input tokens, and $2.00 vs $7.50 per million output tokens. GPT-5 mini shipped 265 days before Mistral Medium 3.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Mistral Medium 3.5 is open weight, while GPT-5 mini is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5 mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.
GPT-5 mini was released by OpenAI on Aug 7 2025.
GPT-5 mini is cheaper on both input and output: $0.25 vs $1.50 per million input tokens, and $2.00 vs $7.50 per million output tokens. Rates are pay-as-you-go API prices verified on August 18, 2026.
Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open weight model released by Mistral. GPT-5 mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.