Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Palmyra X5
Too close to call on our weighted score (Mistral Medium 3.1 50, Palmyra X5 48). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Mistral AIMistral Medium 3.1
50/100- ECI—
- Price$0.40 / $2.00
- Context262K
Writer
Palmyra X5
48/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $6.00
- Context1M
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Mistral Medium 3.1 50/100, Palmyra X5 48/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Mistral Medium 3.1 on price and Palmyra X5 for long inputs. 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 priceMistral Medium 3.1Mistral Medium 3.1 $0.80 · Palmyra X5 $1.95 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextPalmyra X5Palmyra X5 1,000,000 · Mistral Medium 3.1 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsMistral Medium 3.1: Text, Images · Palmyra X5: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Palmyra X5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 54 | 36 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 50 | 60 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 50/100 | 48/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Mistral Medium 3.1Mistral AI | Palmyra X5Writer |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.40 (best) | $0.60 |
| Output | $2.00 (best) | $6.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.80 (best) | $1.95 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Mistral API | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | 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 | mistral-medium-2508 | — |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Aug 12, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | May 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Mistral Medium 3.1$8.00
- Palmyra X5$18.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.1 or Palmyra X5?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Mistral Medium 3.1 50/100, Palmyra X5 48/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Mistral Medium 3.1 on price and Palmyra X5 for long inputs. 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, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Palmyra X5?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper at $0.40 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Palmyra X5 costs $0.60 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.80 per million tokens for Mistral Medium 3.1 versus $1.95 for Palmyra X5 (2.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Mistral Medium 3.1 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 Mistral Medium 3.1 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 262,144 for Mistral Medium 3.1. Maximum output per response: Mistral Medium 3.1 up to 262,144, Palmyra X5 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mistral Medium 3.1 accepts text and images; Palmyra X5 accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
No. Mistral Medium 3.1 and Palmyra X5 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the newest, released Aug 12, 2025. Palmyra X5 came out Apr 28, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Mistral Medium 3.1 May 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.
