Mistral Medium 3.5 alternatives
Same input types and capabilities, at least half the context window · USD per 1M tokens
We found 10 models that can replace Mistral Medium 3.5 ($1.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens). 10 of them are cheaper. The cheapest, Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor, costs 95.8% less on a blended 3:1 basis: $1.40 instead of $30.00 per month for a chatbot workload (10M input / 2M output tokens).
// 10 alternatives
| model | lab | in $/1M | out $/1M | ctx | vs Mistral Medium 3.5 | chatbot / mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor | Meta | $0.10 | $0.20 | 1.05M | −95.8% | $1.40 |
| Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor | Meta | $0.10 | $0.20 | 1.05M | −95.8% | $1.40 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1.05M | −94.2% | $1.80 | |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M | −93.3% | $2.00 |
| GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1.05M | −93.3% | $2.00 |
| Mistral Small 4 | Mistral | $0.15 | $0.60 | 262.1K | −91.2% | $2.70 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.20 | $1.20 | 1.05M | −85% | $4.40 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | $0.25 | $1.50 | 1.05M | −81.2% | $5.50 | |
| GLM-5.3-FlashX | Z.AI (Zhipu) | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1M | −80.3% | $6.20 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.30 | $2.50 | 1.05M | −71.7% | $8.00 |
// how we pick alternatives
An alternative must accept every input type Mistral Medium 3.5 accepts (text, image, pdf), offer the same tool-calling and reasoning support, and have at least half of its 262.1K-token context window. Models are sorted by blended price (3 × input + output) / 4, using base-tier list prices refreshed daily.