Magistral Medium vs Palmyra X5
Palmyra X5 comes out ahead, 48 to 30 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Mistral AIMagistral Medium
30/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $5.00
- Context128K
- Our pick
Writer
Palmyra X5
48/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $6.00
- Context1M
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Palmyra X5 is our pick
Palmyra X5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 48/100 against Magistral Medium (30). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 pricePalmyra X5Palmyra X5 $1.95 · Magistral Medium $2.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextPalmyra X5Palmyra X5 1,000,000 · Magistral Medium 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsPalmyra X5Magistral Medium: Text · Palmyra X5: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Magistral Medium | Palmyra X5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 29 | 36 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 30/100 | 48/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Magistral MediumMistral AI | Palmyra X5Writer |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.00 | $0.60 (best) |
| Output | $5.00 (best) | $6.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.75 | $1.95 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Mistral API | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | magistral-medium-latest | — |
| API providers | 4 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Mar 17, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Magistral Medium$30.00
- Palmyra X5$18.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Magistral Medium or Palmyra X5?
Palmyra X5 is the better all-round choice, scoring 48/100 against Magistral Medium (30). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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, Magistral Medium or Palmyra X5?
Palmyra X5 is cheaper at $0.60 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Magistral Medium costs $2.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.95 per million tokens for Palmyra X5 versus $2.75 for Magistral Medium (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Magistral Medium has not been scored yet and Palmyra X5 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Magistral Medium and Palmyra X5 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?
Palmyra X5 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Magistral Medium. Maximum output per response: Magistral Medium up to 16,384, Palmyra X5 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Magistral Medium accepts text; Palmyra X5 accepts text and images. Palmyra X5 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Magistral Medium and Palmyra X5 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Palmyra X5 is the newest, released Apr 28, 2025. Magistral Medium came out Mar 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Magistral Medium Jun 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 Oct 4, 2026.
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