Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
Mistral Medium 3 from MistralAI is designed to process text, images, and files with a context length of up to 131,072 tokens, making it versatile for various tasks. It supports tools integration but lacks built-in reasoning or structured output capabilities, which may limit its use in complex problem-solving scenarios. Those looking for a model within a moderate budget, particularly those requiring text and image processing, should consider Mistral Medium 3. Its pricing of $0.4 per million input tokens and $2.0 per million output tokens makes it cost-effective for regular use; however, its blended benchmark score of 19.4 across one independent benchmark suggests it is not yet at the top tier in performance metrics.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 19.4 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-07-21. 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
- default
- 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.