Mistral-Medium API pricing
3 providers serve Mistral-Medium. Mistral-Medium is a proprietary API model, up to 131K context. Prices below are per 1M tokens, cheapest input first.
Refreshed 2026-08-15 · list prices from provider APIs| Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Cache read $/1M | Context | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure AI Foundry | $0.400 | $2.00output floor | - | 131K | Use |
| Mistral AI | $2.70 | $8.10 | - | 32K | Use |
| IBM watsonx | $3.00 | $10.00 | - | 128K | Use |
The cheapest way to run Mistral-Medium
On an illustrative 70M-input / 30M-output monthly workload, today's lowest listed cost is roughly $88.00/month, at Azure AI Foundry. Input-heavy, output-heavy and cache-heavy workloads can produce different winners. Use the live mix calculator below rather than combining floors from two different providers. It is API-only, so the table above is your full set of options. Run your own numbers in the breakeven calculator, or read the breakeven math.
Your actual monthly cost
Cache read uses the listed cache rate where available; otherwise it falls back to normal input price. Batch, write-cache, volume and negotiated discounts are excluded.
Related models
| Model | Cheapest in $/1M | Cheapest out $/1M | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Nemo | $0.019 | $0.030 | 9 |
| Mistral Large | $0.500 | $1.50 | 7 |
| Mistral Small 4 | $0.100 | $0.300 | 7 |
| Mistral-7b | $0.070 | $0.130 | 4 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | $0.075 | $0.200 | 4 |
| Mistral-Large-3 | $0.500 | $1.20 | 3 |
FAQ
What is the cheapest API for Mistral-Medium?
As of 2026-08-15, the lowest input price for Mistral-Medium is Azure AI Foundry at $0.400 per 1M input tokens. The lowest output price is Azure AI Foundry at $2.00 per 1M output tokens. The cheapest provider for a real workload depends on its input/output mix. The next-lowest input price is Mistral AI at $2.70, a 575% difference.
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