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Mistral Medium 3.5

Arena #122No linked weights7d #80 → #81

Mistral AI·#81 of 352 on the current board·cheaper than #74 o3

Mistral Medium 3.5 is a language model from Mistral AI. It ranks #81 of 352 on ModelCap's current board, with an Index score of 61.0, measured on 3 public benchmarks. Its score range of 56.1–65.9 spans positions #60–#100. It is listed at $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens from one provider. It reads up to 262K tokens of context, with no downloadable weights linked in the current source data.

Figures as of 6 Nov 2026, 13:52 UTC · download the public dataset · methodology

ModelCap Index · Current board
61.0#81
Measured on 3 public benchmarks · range 56.1–65.9
Evidence as of 4 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC
Market Gravity
22.9Increased by 0.2
Secondary market signal
Input
$1.50
per 1M tokens
Output
$7.50
per 1M tokens
Context
262K
tokens
Providers
1
2 endpoints

Providers

Uptime measured over the last 30 minutes
ProviderInputOutputContextQuantUptime
MistralzdrCheapest$1.50$7.50262K—100.0%
Mistraleu$1.65$8.25262K——

Reasoning efforts

Best supported result can inform ModelCap

Published Max, X-High, High and other configurations for this model. These are sourced scores, not head-to-head essays.

EffortAgent scoreSource rankSampleSource
Default
Mistral Medium 3.5
-13.34%
CI -15.0–-11.7%
#53681K obs
14K sessions
LMArena Agent
Match 100%

Other versions (2)

ModelCap Index · Current board

Methodology
61.0
Measured on 3 public benchmarks
Current board
#81 of 352
Score range
56.1–65.9
Rank range
#60–#100
Evidence as of
4 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC
Benchmarks used
Arena Coding, Arena Overall, LMArena Agent
Technical details
Public rank basis
Measured (measured)
Evidence label
Measured · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards
Index support
63.2% · strong
Identity binding
Exact catalogue product · mistralai/mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5 · aggregates disclosed benchmark configurations · endpoint configuration not claimed
Index observations used
3
Qualified Index evidence point
61.0
Bayesian Evidence Score · measured evidence input only

BES normalizes admitted public benchmark evidence for measured Index rows. Its legacy score and observables prior do not define the public language rank.

Observed capability
61.0
Evidence status
confirmed · 87% mass
General preference
62.1
Coding
62.7
Agents & tools
13.7
Reasoning
—
Evidence breadth
97%
Evidence coverage
63%
Market and catalogue signals · secondary, never the language Index rank
Usage (OpenRouter popularity)
8.0
Liquidity (providers × uptime)
34.4
Open reach (HF downloads)
—
Surface (context / tools / modalities)
90.3
Freshness
48.5
  • · OpenRouter popularity #213
  • · 1 live provider
  • · Catalogue: context 262144, reasoning, tools, modalities Text/Image/File
  • · First seen 2026-04-30

These adoption and deployment observations remain context only. They do not change this model's ModelCap Index score or rank.

BES evidence selected · measured input only

The bounded 0–100 capability score blends each source’s competitive placement with its published achievement, then combines capability families. Evidence breadth adds a modest uncertainty adjustment; price and popularity are not part of benchmark-led rank.

Deployment readiness

Metadata index
45.1
partial · 56% metadata coverage
Not capability
Artifact reproducibility
0.0
Access & legal clarity
30.3
Deployability
80.0
Evaluation provenance
75.4

Not yet published: a pinned repository revision, the architecture and model type, a parameter count, safetensors weight metadata, the base model it derives from, a declared licence, a link to the licence terms, pinned evaluation dataset versions.

A metadata completeness and deployability index—not a safety certification, quality grade, or production-readiness claim.

Market activity

Venue coverage
Market Gravity
22.9
OpenRouter weekly popularity
#213 of 339

Market Gravity uses OpenRouter’s full-catalogue popularity order. Sparse Vercel top-ten observations appear only when published and do not affect the score.

Arena preference

Status
Ranked
Source
LMArena
Official rank
#122 of 419
Rating
1426.4
95% confidence interval
1420–1433
Votes
12K
Source published at
28 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Category
overall
Identity match confidence
100%

Market Gravity breakdown

Usage55%
8.0

OpenRouter weekly popularity across the full model catalogue.

Liquidity25%
34.4

Independent providers versus the model's open or closed cohort, weighted by uptime.

Open reach15%
50.0

Hugging Face 30-day downloads for open models; neutral for closed models.

Freshness5%
48.5

Time since first public availability, on a six-month half-life.

Specification

Model ID
mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5
Context window
262K tokens
Declared output cap
210K tokens

OpenRouter catalogue or provider-endpoint declaration. Limits can vary by provider and prompt length; a model-wide maximum has not been independently verified. OpenRouter metadata

Inputs
Text, Image, File
Outputs
Text
Tokenizer
Mistral
Cached input tokens
Not offered
First seen on OpenRouter
30 Apr 2026

Capabilities

  • Supported: Reasoning
  • Supported: Tool use
  • Supported: Structured output
  • Supported: Response format
  • Not supported: Moderated

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Benchmark leaderboards featuring Mistral Medium 3.5

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Public benchmark boards on which Mistral Medium 3.5 has a published result
LeaderboardScoreSource rankConfigurationPublished
Arena text leaderboardArena (LMArena)14261420–1433#122 of 419Not reported28 Oct 2026
Arena coding leaderboardArena (LMArena)14771467–1488#117 of 414Default28 Oct 2026
LMArena Agent leaderboardLMArena-13.3%-15.0%–-11.7%#53 of 58Default4 Nov 2026
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis4.6#94 of 98Reasoning4 Nov 2026

Alternatives to Mistral Medium 3.5, by the numbers

Ranked neighbours

Models within 3 places of #81 on the ModelCap Index.

Cheaper at a similar or higher Index

Index score within 3 points of, or above, this model's, with a lower listed blended price (3:1 input:output).

Other ranked Mistral AI models

The same publisher's other current models with a public Index position.

Mistral Medium 3.5: common questions

How does Mistral Medium 3.5 rank among AI models?

Mistral Medium 3.5 holds ModelCap Index position #81 of 352 ranked language models as of 6 November 2026, with an Index score of 61.0 (interval 56.1–65.9); evidence: measured. The Index combines public benchmark boards with published uncertainty; the methodology page explains the weighting.

How much does Mistral Medium 3.5 cost per 1M tokens?

Mistral Medium 3.5 is listed at $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens as of 6 November 2026. Prices come from the OpenRouter catalogue and re-observe on every refresh. For 1,000 requests using 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each, the listed rates imply $6.75 total (2M input + 0.5M output). This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the chosen endpoint's rate and limits before budgeting.

What is the context window of Mistral Medium 3.5?

Mistral Medium 3.5 has a published context window of 262K tokens (262,144). The snapshot lists a 209,715 token catalogue-declared route output cap. OpenRouter catalogue or provider-endpoint declaration. Limits can vary by provider and prompt length; a model-wide maximum has not been independently verified. The providers table lists each endpoint's context limit.

Is Mistral Medium 3.5 open-weight?

No linked weights. No downloadable model weights are linked in the current source data. This does not identify every API or chat product that offers the model.

Which API providers serve Mistral Medium 3.5?

One provider serves Mistral Medium 3.5 through OpenRouter as of 6 November 2026: Mistral. Each provider's price, context limit, quantization and measured uptime are in the providers table above.

Which benchmarks has Mistral Medium 3.5 been evaluated on?

Mistral Medium 3.5 has published results on 4 public boards tracked by ModelCap as of 6 November 2026: Arena text 1426 (#122 of 419), Arena coding 1477 (#117 of 414), LMArena Agent -13.3% (#53 of 58) and AA Intelligence Index 4.6 (#94 of 98). Each board page ranks every tracked model on that benchmark. The ModelCap Index scores the results its methodology admits, with published uncertainty, and shows reference boards without scoring them.

How does Mistral Medium 3.5 compare with Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Medium 3.5 ranks #81 (Index 61.0) and Mistral Large 4 ranks #66 (Index 63.6) on the ModelCap Index as of 6 November 2026. The head-to-head page lines up their benchmarks, listed prices, context windows and provider counts side by side.

When was Mistral Medium 3.5 released?

Mistral Medium 3.5 first appeared in the catalogue on 30 Apr 2026. It is the current version in its family. Rank and price movements since then are recorded on the site's changes feed.