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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B vs Mistral Medium 3.1

Mistral Medium 3.1 comes out ahead, 49 to 44 on our weighted score, though ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B is 22% cheaper per token.

  1. Baidu

    ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B

    Released Jun 30, 2025

    44/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.42 / $1.25
    • Context123K
    Full specs Remove ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B
  2. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Mistral Medium 3.1

    Released Aug 12, 2025

    49/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $2.00
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Mistral Medium 3.1

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01 — Verdict

Mistral Medium 3.1 is our pick

Mistral Medium 3.1 is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B (44). It leads on inputs & features. ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 priceERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B $0.627 · Mistral Medium 3.1 $0.80 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMistral Medium 3.1Mistral Medium 3.1 131,072 · ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B 123,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsMistral Medium 3.1ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B : Text, Images · Mistral Medium 3.1: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B Mistral Medium 3.1
Price50%5752
Inputs & features30%3560
Context window20%2325
Overall100%44/10049/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B vs Mistral Medium 3.1 specifications side by side
SpecificationERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B BaiduMistral Medium 3.1Mistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.42$0.40 (best)
Output$1.25 (best)$2.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.627 (best)$0.80
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 1 providersMedian of 4 providers
Limits
Context window123,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Max output16,000 tokens104,857 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID——
API providers14 (best)
ReleasedJun 30, 2025Aug 12, 2025
Knowledge cutoffMar 31, 2025Jun 30, 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B $6.70
  • Mistral Medium 3.1$8.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B or Mistral Medium 3.1?

Mistral Medium 3.1 is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B (44). It leads on inputs & features. ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B or Mistral Medium 3.1?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B is cheaper at $0.42 input / $1.25 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.40 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.627 per million tokens for ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B versus $0.80 for Mistral Medium 3.1 (1.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B has not been scored yet and Mistral Medium 3.1 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B and Mistral Medium 3.1 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Mistral Medium 3.1 has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 123,000 for ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B . Maximum output per response: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B up to 16,000, Mistral Medium 3.1 up to 104,857 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B accepts text and images; Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts text, images and PDFs. Mistral Medium 3.1 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Mistral Medium 3.1 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Mistral Medium 3.1 is the newest, released Aug 12, 2025. ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B came out Jun 30, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: ERNIE 4.5 VL 424B A47B Mar 31, 2025, Mistral Medium 3.1 Jun 30, 2025.

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.

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