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Mistral AIMistral Medium 3.5VSOpenAIGPT-5 mini

Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|Updated: June 2026

Our Take

Standardized reasoning and coding benchmarks are currently pending verification for one or both of these models. We recommend testing Mistral Medium 3.5 and GPT-5 mini directly in their respective provider playgrounds to see which fits your specific prompt styles best.
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Model Specs

Mistral Medium 3.5

Open SourceAPI Available

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
N/A

complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
N/A

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)
$3.00Input: $1.50 | Output: $7.50
Context Window
262.14k tokens
Model Specs

GPT-5 mini

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
45.7%

complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
81.6%

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)4.4x cheaper
$0.69Input: $0.25 | Output: $2.00
Context WindowLarger
400k tokens

Frequently Asked Questions about Mistral Medium 3.5 vs GPT-5 mini

GPT-5 mini is cheaper than Mistral Medium 3.5. GPT-5 mini has a blended cost of $0.69/1M tokens, which is about 4.4x cheaper than Mistral Medium 3.5 at $3.00/1M tokens.

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