GPT-5.6 Terra Pro vs Mistral Medium 3.5
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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models
GPT-5.6 Terra Pro is the same underlying model as GPT-5.6 Terra, served with reasoning.mode set to pro for higher-quality responses on complex tasks.
- Reasoning estimated
- ▲
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1.1 M tokens
- Max output
- 128 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $2.00
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $12.00
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.200
- Batch (input / output)
- $1.00 / $6.00
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲07/09/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2026-02-16
- API id
- openai/gpt-5.6-terra-pro
Mistral Medium 3.5 is a dense 128B instruction-following model from Mistral AI.
- 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
- —
- Batch (input / output)
- $0.750 / $3.75
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 05/01/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5
Which is the better API choice: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro vs Mistral Medium 3.5?
- Mistral Medium 3.5: cheapest input (25% less than GPT-5.6 Terra Pro)
- Mistral Medium 3.5: cheapest output
- GPT-5.6 Terra Pro: largest context (1.1 M)
- GPT-5.6 Terra Pro: the newest (07/09/2026)
- GPT-5.6 Terra Pro: most reasoning (estimated)
- Mistral Medium 3.5: the fastest (estimated)
Mistral Medium 3.5 costs 25% less on input and 38% less on output than GPT-5.6 Terra Pro ($1.50 / $7.50 versus $2.00 / $12.00 per million tokens). GPT-5.6 Terra Pro accepts more context (1.1 M). On capabilities, GPT-5.6 Terra Pro has a reasoning mode. GPT-5.6 Terra Pro and Mistral Medium 3.5 offer a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
With Mistral Medium 3.5 you save $25.50 a month versus GPT-5.6 Terra Pro (33% 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.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the better API choice: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro vs Mistral Medium 3.5?
Mistral Medium 3.5 costs 25% less on input and 38% less on output than GPT-5.6 Terra Pro ($1.50 / $7.50 versus $2.00 / $12.00 per million tokens). GPT-5.6 Terra Pro accepts more context (1.1 M). On capabilities, GPT-5.6 Terra Pro has a reasoning mode. GPT-5.6 Terra Pro and Mistral Medium 3.5 offer a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
Which is cheaper: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro and Mistral Medium 3.5?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is cheaper: $1.50 per million input tokens and $7.50 per million output tokens, versus $2.00 / $12.00 for GPT-5.6 Terra Pro.
Which has more context: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro and Mistral Medium 3.5?
GPT-5.6 Terra Pro accepts 1.1 M tokens of context; Mistral Medium 3.5 accepts 262 K.
Which is newer: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro and Mistral Medium 3.5?
GPT-5.6 Terra Pro was released on 07/09/2026; Mistral Medium 3.5 on 05/01/2026.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with GPT-5.6 Terra Pro and Mistral Medium 3.5?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro: $78.00; 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.