Mistral Medium 3.5 API Pricing and Speed
Mistral Medium 3.5 API pricing: $1.50 per 1M tokens for input and $7.50 per 1M tokens for output, from the official API price list of Mistral AI. Official rate checked (source); OpenRouter is a separate channel below. Our measured latency and output speed are shown by route and country below. Published OpenRouter: Last checked · Source (data) · Methodology
OpenRouter: Amount worked out from the source page: $1.50 per 1M tokens, in USD · as shown in the United States on 9 Nov 2026 · the page does not say whether tax is included; we do not assume it is excluded · no price change seen since 16 Oct 2026.
Prices USD per 1M tokens, as listed
- $1.50Input per 1M tokens, from Mistral AI Published
- $7.50Output per 1M tokens, from Mistral AI Published
- $0.15Cached input per 1M tokens, from Mistral AI Published
All prices by channel
| Price per 1M tokens | Mistral AI direct | Through OpenRouter | Previous prices by channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | $1.50 Published | $1.50 Published | — |
| Output | $7.50 Published | $7.50 Published | — |
| Cached input · read | $0.15 Published | — | — |
| Batch · input / output | — | $0.75 / $3.75 Published | — |
Input price from Mistral AI, 17 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2026
17 Oct 2026$1.50 throughout27 Oct 2026
Input price through OpenRouter, 16 Oct 2026 – 9 Nov 2026
16 Oct 2026$1.50 throughout9 Nov 2026
OpenRouter providers who serves this model through OpenRouter, at what price
OpenRouter sends a call without a pinned provider to one of these endpoints, and each endpoint has its own price. Prices are USD per 1M tokens, input / output.
Pinned min: $1.50 / $7.50 · Mistral (mistral/zdr)
Unpinned range: input $1.50–$1.65, output $7.50–$8.25 across 2 endpoints of 1 provider (listing shows $1.50 / $7.50).
Models with the widest provider price spread on OpenRouter
Request fragment that pins Mistral (mistral/zdr):
{"provider": {"order": ["mistral/zdr"], "allow_fallbacks": false}}With fallbacks turned off, OpenRouter does not move the call to another provider. A full endpoint tag pins that endpoint; the provider name alone covers all of its endpoints (OpenRouter provider routing).
All endpoints (2), by input price
| Provider | Endpoint tag | Precision | Input | Output | Context, tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral | mistral/zdr | Not stated | $1.50 | $7.50 | 262,144 |
| Mistral | mistral/eu | Not stated | $1.65 | $8.25 | 262,144 |
Sorted by input price, then output price. Precision is the quantization field of the endpoints list.
Measured by us our own short test request: about 380 tokens in, a short JSON answer out · medians from answers on two dates or more
United States
| Route | First answer token | Output speed | Cost per request | Hidden reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct API · Mistralreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 386 msrange 0.30–2.65 s · slow 10 %: 608 ms Observed | 136 tokens/srange 76.1–207 · slowest 10 %: 100 tokens/s | $0.00104range $0.00101–$0.00111 Calculated | 0for 63 visible |
| Direct API · Mistral EUreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 572 msrange 0.49–1.10 s · slow 10 %: 662 ms Observed | 136 tokens/srange 39.5–166 · slowest 10 %: 114 tokens/s | $0.00114range $0.00111–$0.00119 Calculated | 0for 63 visible |
United Kingdom
| Route | First answer token | Output speed | Cost per request | Hidden reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct API · Mistralreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 314 msrange 0.21–1.40 s · slow 10 %: 402 ms Observed | 135 tokens/srange 37.2–182 · slowest 10 %: 96.5 tokens/s | $0.00104range $0.00101–$0.00108 Calculated | 0for 64 visible |
| Direct API · Mistral EUreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 315 msrange 0.23–1.24 s · slow 10 %: 400 ms Observed | 134 tokens/srange 15.6–192 · slowest 10 %: 106 tokens/s | $0.00114range $0.00111–$0.00118 Calculated | 0for 63 visible |
Germany
| Route | First answer token | Output speed | Cost per request | Hidden reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct API · Mistralreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 294 msrange 218–803 ms · slow 10 %: 384 ms Observed | 132 tokens/srange 44.4–172 · slowest 10 %: 84.4 tokens/s | $0.00104range $0.00101–$0.00107 Calculated | 0for 63 visible |
| Direct API · Mistral EUreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 313 msrange 226–828 ms · slow 10 %: 419 ms Observed | 136 tokens/srange 40.6–181 · slowest 10 %: 100 tokens/s | $0.00114range $0.00111–$0.0012 Calculated | 0for 63 visible |
Canada
| Route | First answer token | Output speed | Cost per request | Hidden reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct API · Mistralreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 382 msrange 0.29–1.95 s · slow 10 %: 565 ms Observed | 135 tokens/srange 37.1–224 · slowest 10 %: 78.3 tokens/s | $0.00104range $0.00101–$0.00108 Calculated | 0for 63 visible |
| Direct API · Mistral EUreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 577 msrange 0.47–8.21 s · slow 10 %: 661 ms Observed | 134 tokens/srange 60.3–178 · slowest 10 %: 91.7 tokens/s | $0.00115range $0.00111–$0.00119 Calculated | 0for 64 visible |
Australia
| Route | First answer token | Output speed | Cost per request | Hidden reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct API · Mistralreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 564 msrange 0.48–1.37 s · slow 10 %: 845 ms Observed | 130 tokens/srange 43.2–318 · slowest 10 %: 101 tokens/s | $0.00104range $0.00101–$0.00112 Calculated | 0for 64 visible |
| Direct API · Mistral EUreasoning: off80 answers on 16 dates · 100 % answered | 1.21 srange 1.02–4.44 s · slow 10 %: 1.35 s Observed | 132 tokens/srange 28.5–403 · slowest 10 %: 97.7 tokens/s | $0.00114range $0.00111–$0.0012 Calculated | 0for 64 visible |
- Hidden reasoning tokens are billed as output, at the output price, even though they are not part of the answer.
How the test works and what each number means: methodology. The figures are also in our open data.
How we got this number
- What we read: the published price on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models
- Checked: ; tracked since 16 Oct 2026
- Shown in: the United States
- Checks so far: 25 checks since 16 Oct 2026
- What changed: no price change since 16 Oct 2026
- Page updated:
Other measured facts
| Question | Answer | Checked | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| How much does Mistral Medium 3.5 cost per 1M cache-read tokens (cache hits) directly from Mistral AI (official API price)? | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How much does Mistral Medium 3.5 cost per 1M input tokens directly from Mistral AI (official API price)? | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How much does Mistral Medium 3.5 cost per 1M output tokens directly from Mistral AI (official API price)? | Unknown | Unknown | |
| How much does Mistral Medium 3.5 cost per 1M output tokens on OpenRouter? | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published | |
| What is the context window of Mistral Medium 3.5 on OpenRouter, in tokens? | 262,144 tokens | Published | |
| What is the maximum output length of Mistral Medium 3.5 on OpenRouter, in tokens? | 209,715 tokens | Published |
History
Same price in all 25 checks since 16 Oct 2026.
- — First check: $1.50 per 1M tokens
The source record lists $0.0000015 per token ($1.50 per 1M tokens), fetched on 9 Nov 2026.
The source record, as published
"prompt":"0.0000015"
Latest briefings each price change recalculated as a task cost
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: price rise input $0.115 → $0.111 per 1M tokens (-3 %), output $4.00 → $4.44 per 1M tokens (+11 %)
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: price cut input $0.300 → $0.0060 per 1M tokens (-98 %), output $1.20 → $0.500 per 1M tokens (-58 %)
- MoonshotAI Kimi K2.5: price rise input $0.500 → $0.532 per 1M tokens (+6 %), output $2.50 → $3.33 per 1M tokens (+33 %)
Record history — 174 records for 7 questions
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| Time | Value | Status |
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| 9 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 1 Nov 2026 | $1.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
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| Time | Value | Status |
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| 9 Nov 2026 | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | $7.50 per 1M tokens | Published |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 262,144 tokens | Published |
| Time | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | 209,715 tokens | Published |
| 8 Nov 2026 | 209,715 tokens | Published |
| 7 Nov 2026 | 209,715 tokens | Published |
| 6 Nov 2026 | 209,715 tokens | Published |
| 5 Nov 2026 | 209,715 tokens | Published |
| 4 Nov 2026 | 209,715 tokens | Published |
| 3 Nov 2026 | 209,715 tokens | Published |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 209,715 tokens | Published |
Showing the latest 60 of 174 records; the full history is in data.json and data.csv.