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Alternatives to Mistral Medium 3.5

For writing marketing and blog copy, Mistral Medium 3.5 scores 35 and costs $10.20 per 1,000 drafts. Here’s what beats it on price, on quality, or on privacy.

Overall 18$3.00 / 1M
98% similarGrok 4.7xAI
Overall35+17
Blended / 1M$3.00±0%
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Grok 4.7 vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+17Coding+33Writing+1Support−9Value+17Context500K
97% similarGPT-6 SolOpenAI
Overall52+34
Blended / 1M$4.00+33%
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GPT-6 Sol vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+34Coding+43Writing+1Support−3Value+33Context1.1M
94% similarMistral Large 4Mistral AI
Overall37+19
Blended / 1M$2.07−31%
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Mistral Large 4 vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+19Coding+36Writing−1Support+6Value+21Context1M
83% similarOpen weightsNemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55BNVIDIA
Overall34+16
Blended / 1M$1.05−65%
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Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+16Coding+32Writing+8Support−2Value+21Context262K
80% similarClaude Sonnet 5Anthropic
Overall53+35
Blended / 1M$4.00+33%
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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+35Coding+36Writing+18Support+16Value+34Context1M
79% similarGPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI
Overall60+42
Blended / 1M$4.50+50%
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GPT-5.6 Terra vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+42Coding+35Writing+18Support+17Value+41Context1.1M
76% similarGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle
Overall29+11
Blended / 1M$0.85−72%
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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+11Coding+17Writing+15Support+6Value+18Context1M
75% similarOpen weightsNemotron 3.5 Super VLNVIDIA
Overall27+9
Blended / 1M$0.24−92%
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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+9Coding+7Writing−2Support−6Value+22Context1M
75% similarGPT-6.1 SolOpenAI
Overall74+56
Blended / 1M$4.00+33%
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GPT-6.1 Sol vs Mistral Medium 3.5Overall+56Coding+59Writing+23Support+18Value+55Context1.1M

Similarity is closeness in writing marketing and blog copy score and in price. Cheaper means at least 30% less for within 5 points. Scores are provisional.

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