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| Specifications | ||
Context windowHow much information the model can work with in one request, measured in tokens — pieces of words or other data. This includes your question, attachments, conversation and reply. Limits can vary by model variant and provider. | 128k | 1M |
| API pricingUSD per 1M tokens · lower wins | ||
Cheapest inputLowest input rate across every provider on OpenRouter, the lab included. The cheapest endpoint may run a quantised build or a shorter context — see "Available from" on the model page. | $0.40Mistral | — |
Cheapest outputLowest output rate across every provider on OpenRouter, the lab included. May come from a different provider than the cheapest input. | $2.00Mistral | — |
| $180Mistral · zdr | — | |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Qwen |
| Release date | May 7 2025 | Nov 11 2026 |
| Access | Closed | Closed |
| Model details | View model | View model |
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Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen4-Max Preview don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Medium 3 shipped 553 days before Qwen4-Max Preview, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Context windows are 128k (Mistral Medium 3) vs 1M (Qwen4-Max Preview).
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen4-Max Preview don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.