Mistral Medium 3 Pricing
BalancedMistral · 131K tokens context
Mistral Medium 3 from Mistral costs $0.400 per 1 million input tokens and $2.00 per 1 million output tokens as of June 2026 (live OpenRouter data). The model supports a 131,072-token context window (approximately 98,304 words) with a 8K-token maximum output. A typical 1,000-token request costs $0.0004 in input charges; a 10,000-token request costs $0.0040.
| Input price | $0.400 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output price | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output / input ratio | 5.0× |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens (~98,304 words) |
| Maximum output | 8,192 tokens |
| Cost per 1K tokens (input) | $0.0004 |
| Tier | Balanced |
| Last verified |
Mistral Medium 3 slots between Small and Large — better quality than Small on complex tasks at a fraction of Large's price. Strong multilingual and coding performance in a mid-tier form factor.
Input Price
$0.400
per 1 million tokens
Output Price
$2.00
per 1 million tokens
Context Window
131K tokens
max 8K output
Cost Examples
| Request Type | Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 word article | 1,333 | $0.000533 | $0.0008 |
| 10-page document (2,500 words) | 3,333 | $0.00133 | $0.002 |
| 1,000 lines of code | 5,000 | $0.002 | $0.003 |
| 100K token document | 100,000 | $0.04 | $0.06 |
Output cost estimated at 30% of input token count. Use the calculator for exact figures.
Strengths
- ✓Strong quality-per-dollar in the mid tier
- ✓Multilingual performance
- ✓Good function calling support
Limitations
- –Less capable than Mistral Large on hardest tasks
- –Smaller ecosystem than OpenAI
Best Use Cases
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