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Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest vs Mistral Medium 3 1 2508

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Openai

Model

Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest

Image inputTool calling

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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Mistral

Model

Mistral Medium 3 1 2508

Image inputTool calling

Context window

131K

131,072 tokens · ~98K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Gpt 5 3 Chat Latest128K
Mistral Medium 3 1 2508131K

Mistral Medium 3 1 2508 has about 1× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Mistral Medium 3 1 2508 has 2% more context capacity (131K vs 128K tokens). Mistral Medium 3 1 2508 is 77% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Mistral Medium 3 1 2508. Its 131K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Mistral Medium 3 1 2508. Input tokens are 77% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Mistral Medium 3 1 2508. Its 131K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecGpt 5 3 Chat LatestMistral Medium 3 1 2508
Context window128,000 tokens (128K)131,072 tokens (131K)
Max output tokens16,384 tokens (16K)131,072 tokens (131K)
Speed tierBalancedBalanced
VisionYesYes
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingYesNo
Prompt cachingYesNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderGpt 5 3 Chat Latest inGpt 5 3 Chat Latest outMistral Medium 3 1 2508 inMistral Medium 3 1 2508 out
Mistral——$0.400/M$2.00/M
Openai$1.75/M$14.00/M——

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Medium 3 1 2508 has a larger context window: 131K tokens vs 128K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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