| Signal | Mistral Medium 3 | Delta | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | -33 | |
Pricing | 98 | +3 | |
Context window size | 81 | -8 | |
Recency | 66 | -34 | |
Output Capacity | 20 | -65 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 5 | 4 wins |
Score History
14.6
current score
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
right now
40
current score
Mistral AI
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Mistral Medium 3 saves you $160.00/month
That's $1920.00/year compared to OpenAI GPT Mini Latest at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 15 | 40 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Rank | #339 | #190 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Quality Rank | #339 | #190 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Adoption Rank | #339 | #190 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 131K | 400K | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Pricing | $0.40/$2.00/M | $0.75/$4.50/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 100 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Pricing | 98 | 96 | Mistral Medium 3 |
| Context window size | 81 | 89 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Recency | 66 | 100 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
| Output Capacity | 20 | 85 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 15/100 (rank #339), placing it in the top -17% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #190), placing it in the top 35% of all 290 models tracked.
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest has a 25-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest offers 54% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $36.00/month with Mistral Medium 3 vs $78.75/month with OpenAI GPT Mini Latest - a $42.75 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Mistral Medium 3 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (400K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($2.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (40/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest clearly outperforms Mistral Medium 3 with a significant 25.4-point lead. For most general use cases, OpenAI GPT Mini Latest is the stronger choice. However, Mistral Medium 3 may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
Mistral Medium 3
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Mistral Medium 3
54% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Mistral Medium 3
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Mistral Medium 3
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Mistral Medium 3
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Mistral AI
| Capability | Mistral Medium 3 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|
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Mistral AI
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Mistral Medium 3 saves you $3.63/month
That's 54% cheaper than OpenAI GPT Mini Latest at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Mistral Medium 3 | OpenAI GPT Mini Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 131K | 400K |
| Max Output Tokens | -- | 128,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | May 7, 2025 | Apr 27, 2026 |