Mistral Medium 3 API Pricing
As of October 10, 2026, Mistral Medium 3 costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens on Mistral AI, with cache reads at $0.15 per 1M tokens. Across 2 providers on LiteLLM, the input price ranges from $0.40 to $1.50. It has a 262,144-token context window and returns up to 262,144 tokens per response.
- Input
- $1.50 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $7.50 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- $0.15 / 1M tokens
- Context window
- 262,144 tokens
- Max output
- 262,144 tokens
- Providers
- 2
- Added to LiteLLM
- July 2025
Mistral Medium 3 pricing by provider
5 listings across 2 providers. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.
| Provider | Model name in LiteLLM | Input | Output | Cache read | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral AI | mistral/mistral-medium-3 | $1.50 | $7.50 | $0.15 | 256K |
| Google Vertex AI | vertex_ai/mistral-medium-3 | $0.40 | $2.00 | – | 128K |
| Google Vertex AI | vertex_ai/mistral-medium-3@001 | $0.40 | $2.00 | – | 128K |
| Google Vertex AI | vertex_ai/mistralai/mistral-medium-3 | $0.40 | $2.00 | – | 128K |
| Google Vertex AI | vertex_ai/mistralai/mistral-medium-3@001 | $0.40 | $2.00 | – | 128K |
What Mistral Medium 3 costs in practice
1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each
| Mistral AI | $6.75 |
| Google Vertex AI | $1.80 |
100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each
| Mistral AI | $16.50 |
| Google Vertex AI | $4.40 |
Mistral Medium 3 features
- Function calling
- Structured output
- Image input
- Reasoning
Use Mistral Medium 3 with LiteLLM
Call Mistral Medium 3 through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.
from litellm import completion
response = completion(
model="mistral/mistral-medium-3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)model_list:
- model_name: mistral-medium-3
litellm_params:
model: mistral/mistral-medium-3
api_key: os.environ/MISTRAL_API_KEYcurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
-d '{
"model": "mistral-medium-3",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Mistral Medium 3 FAQ
How much does Mistral Medium 3 cost?
Mistral Medium 3 costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens on Mistral AI, with cache reads at $0.15 per 1M tokens. Across 2 providers on LiteLLM, the input price ranges from $0.40 to $1.50.
What is the context window of Mistral Medium 3?
Mistral Medium 3 has a 262,144-token context window and returns up to 262,144 tokens per response.
Which providers offer Mistral Medium 3?
Mistral Medium 3 is available from 2 providers through LiteLLM: Mistral AI and Google Vertex AI. The lowest price is on Google Vertex AI.
How do I call Mistral Medium 3 with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="mistral/mistral-medium-3", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.
What features does Mistral Medium 3 support?
Mistral Medium 3 supports function calling, structured output, image input and reasoning.
When did LiteLLM add Mistral Medium 3?
Mistral Medium 3 was added to LiteLLM's model price file in July 2025.
Sources
Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:
- docs.mistral.ai/models/model-cards/mistral-medium-3-5-26-04
- cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/generative-ai/pricing
LiteLLM docs: Mistral AI, Google Vertex AI.
Provider pages: Mistral AI, Google Vertex AI.
