Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
The Mistral Medium 3 is an AI model developed by mistralai, capable of processing text, images, and file inputs with a maximum context length of 131072 tokens. It can also integrate with external tools for tasks like data preprocessing or formatting. For those looking to use a premium model with robust input handling capabilities, the Mistral Medium 3 may be worth considering. Its price point, at $0.4 per million input tokens and $2.0 per million output tokens, is relatively high compared to other models. However, it does hold a blended benchmark score of 19.3 across 1 independent benchmarks, which may justify the cost for users requiring strong performance in tasks that match its strengths.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 19.3 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-04. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 20.6 |
- Model ID
- mistralai/mistral-medium-3
- Vendor
- mistralai
- Released
- May 2025
- Tokenizer
- Mistral
- Input Modalities
- text, image, file
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 104,857 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.40/M input and $2.00/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.30 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $6.00 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 cost?
- $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens.
- What is Mistral: Mistral Medium 3's context window?
- 131,072 tokens, roughly 196 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output.
- Can Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.