Devstral Medium vs o3-deep-research
o3-deep-research comes out ahead, 49 to 25 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Mistral AIDevstral Medium
25/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context128K
- Our pick
OpenAIo3-deep-research
49/100- ECI—
- Price$9.00 / $36.00
- Context200K
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o3-deep-research is our pick
o3-deep-research is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Devstral Medium (25). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceo3-deep-researcho3-deep-research $15.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Devstral Medium unpriced
- Longest contexto3-deep-researcho3-deep-research 200,000 · Devstral Medium 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputso3-deep-researchDevstral Medium: Text · o3-deep-research: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Devstral Medium | o3-deep-research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 60 |
| Context window | 40% | 24 | 32 |
| Overall | 100% | 25/100 | 49/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Devstral MediumMistral AI | o3-deep-researchOpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $9.00 |
| Output | — | $36.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $15.75 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 200,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens (best) | 100,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | — | 1 |
| Released | Jul 10, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | May 2025 | May 2024 |
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- Devstral Medium—
- o3-deep-research$162.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Devstral Medium or o3-deep-research?
o3-deep-research is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Devstral Medium (25). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Devstral Medium or o3-deep-research?
o3-deep-research is cheaper at $9.00 input / $36.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $15.75 per million tokens for o3-deep-research versus . Devstral Medium has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Devstral Medium has not been scored yet and o3-deep-research has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Devstral Medium and o3-deep-research yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
o3-deep-research has the largest context window at 200,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Devstral Medium. Maximum output per response: Devstral Medium up to 128,000, o3-deep-research up to 100,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Devstral Medium accepts text; o3-deep-research accepts text and images. o3-deep-research handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Devstral Medium and o3-deep-research are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Devstral Medium is the newest, released Jul 10, 2025. o3-deep-research came out Jun 26, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Devstral Medium May 2025, o3-deep-research May 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
