Mistral Medium 3
LegacyStandardHigh-performance enterprise model at reduced operational cost.
Frontier capabilities at significantly lower cost than top-tier models. Superseded by Mistral Medium 3.1.
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Mistral Medium 3 is somewhat expensive at $0.40/M tokens input and $2.00/M tokens output. Cached input reads are priced at $0.04/M tokens, making repeated context cheaper. The model supports vision/image input, a 131K context window.
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Mistral Small 4vs Mistral Medium 3Frequently Asked Questions about Mistral Medium 3▼
When was Mistral Medium 3 released?
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Mistral Medium 3 was released on May 7, 2025.
Who created Mistral Medium 3?
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Mistral Medium 3 was created by Mistral.
How much does Mistral Medium 3 cost?
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Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40/M input tokens and $2.00/M output tokens.
What is Mistral Medium 3 API pricing?
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The Mistral Medium 3 API is priced at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens. You can access Mistral Medium 3 through idapt.app alongside 200+ other AI models in one workspace.
Is Mistral Medium 3 a reasoning model?
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No, Mistral Medium 3 is not a reasoning model. It responds directly without an extended internal thinking step. For tasks requiring deep chain-of-thought reasoning, consider models like Claude, o-series from OpenAI, or Gemini Thinking.
Does Mistral Medium 3 support image or vision input?
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Yes, Mistral Medium 3 supports vision/image input. You can share images in your conversation and the model will analyze and respond based on their content.
Does Mistral Medium 3 support audio?
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No, Mistral Medium 3 does not support audio input.
What is the context window of Mistral Medium 3?
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Mistral Medium 3 has a context window of 131K tokens, meaning it can process approximately 98,304 words of context at once.
Is Mistral Medium 3 open source?
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Mistral Medium 3 is a proprietary model developed by Mistral. The model weights and training data are not publicly available.
What is Mistral Medium 3 good at?
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Based on benchmark data, Mistral Medium 3 excels at: visual analysis and image understanding. It is Mistral's capable model suitable for a wide range of tasks.
Where can I use Mistral Medium 3?
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You can chat with Mistral Medium 3 on idapt.app — no separate API key required. idapt is an AI workspace with 200+ models, agents, computers, and tasks. You can also access Mistral Medium 3 through Mistral's own API or platform.