GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) vs Mistral Medium 3.5

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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models

OpenAIGPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)

GPT-3.5 Turbo is OpenAI's fastest model.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
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Input
Output
Context
4 K tokens
Max output
4 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$1.00
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$2.00
Cache read, $ per 1M
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Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
01/25/2024
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
openai/gpt-3.5-turbo-0613
MistralMedium 3.5

Mistral Medium 3.5 is a dense 128B instruction-following model from Mistral AI.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
▲262 K tokens
Max output
▲210 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$1.50
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$7.50
Cache read, $ per 1M
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Batch (input / output)
$0.750 / $3.75
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲05/01/2026
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5
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Which is the better API choice: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) vs Mistral Medium 3.5?

  • GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613): cheapest input (33% less than Mistral Medium 3.5)
  • GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613): cheapest output
  • Mistral Medium 3.5: largest context (262 K)
  • Mistral Medium 3.5: the newest (05/01/2026)
  • GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613): the fastest (estimated)

GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) costs 33% less on input and 73% less on output than Mistral Medium 3.5 ($1.00 / $2.00 versus $1.50 / $7.50 per million tokens). Mistral Medium 3.5 accepts more context (262 K). On capabilities, Mistral Medium 3.5 accepts images. Mistral Medium 3.5 offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

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GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
$23.00/mo
Mistral Medium 3.5
$52.50/mo

With GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) you save $29.50 a month versus Mistral Medium 3.5 (56% less).

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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) vs Mistral Medium 3.5?

GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) costs 33% less on input and 73% less on output than Mistral Medium 3.5 ($1.00 / $2.00 versus $1.50 / $7.50 per million tokens). Mistral Medium 3.5 accepts more context (262 K). On capabilities, Mistral Medium 3.5 accepts images. Mistral Medium 3.5 offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

Which is cheaper: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) and Mistral Medium 3.5?

GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) is cheaper: $1.00 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens, versus $1.50 / $7.50 for Mistral Medium 3.5.

Which has more context: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) and Mistral Medium 3.5?

Mistral Medium 3.5 accepts 262 K tokens of context; GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) accepts 4 K.

Which is newer: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) and Mistral Medium 3.5?

Mistral Medium 3.5 was released on 05/01/2026; GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) on 01/25/2024.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) and Mistral Medium 3.5?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613): $23.00; Mistral Medium 3.5: $52.50 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.