Mistral Devstral Medium is cheaper than GPT-6.1 Sol at $0.4/M vs $2/M input tokens.
Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
Which answer wins?
Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Dish Name: "Pantry Pasta Primavera" Ingredients: Pasta (any shape, 8 oz or 225g) Canned tomatoes (14 oz or 400g) Garlic (2 cloves) Onion (1 medium) Olive oil (2 tbsp) Salt (1 tsp) Black pepper (1/2 tsp) Instructions: Prepare the vegetables: Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic cloves.
GPT-6.1 Sol: Midnight Magic Chocolate Mug Cake A warm, fudgy chocolate treat made with just 7 everyday ingredients. Serves: 1 Prep: 3 minutes Cook: 1–1½ minutes Rest: 1 minute Ingredients 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon baking powder A small pinch of salt 3…
Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Sure, here are five jokes for you: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! What do you call fake spaghetti? An impasta. How does the moon cut his hair? Eclipse it. What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A can't opener. How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?
GPT-6.1 Sol: I bought a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down. My calendar quit its job. It said its days were numbered. Why did the scarecrow get promoted? He was outstanding in his field. I asked my dog what two minus two was. He said nothing. The elevator and I have a complicated relationship.
Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Pirate: Arr mateys, I be hearin' tales of these here AI models. What be they, and why be everyone so interested in 'em? Medieval Knight: Indeed, I too have heard whispers of these AI models. They are said to be powerful tools, capable of learning and making decisions on their own.
GPT-6.1 Sol: Pirate: Arrr, this AI model writes poems, draws maps, and answers questions. Can it find buried treasure? Knight: A worthy question. But does it possess honor? Hacker: Dude, it predicts tokens. You’re both projecting pretty hard. Pirate: Then I predict it’ll tell me where the gold be.
Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Year-by-Year Table (FY2026–FY2030) Year Revenue ($m) EBITDA ($m) Cash Interest - Term Loan ($m) Cash Interest - Mezzanine ($m) Cash Taxes ($m) Capex ($m) ΔNWC ($m) Free Cash Flow ($m) Ending Term Loan ($m) Ending Mezzanine ($m) 2026 972.0 136.1 43.2 18.0 14.9 29.2 4.8 26.0 468.0 180.0 2027 1040.4 156.1 42.1 21.6 18.4…
GPT-6.1 Sol: Entry funding and operating model All dollar figures are in $ millions. Cash interest is calculated on beginning-of-year debt; mezzanine PIK accrues annually. Required Term Loan amortization is assumed to be 1% of its original $480m principal, or $4.8m annually. Optional repayments occur at year-end.
A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Certainly! Let's break down the potential failure modes, race conditions, and scaling bottlenecks in the architecture, and propose solutions for each. Potential Failure Modes Single Point of Failure in WebSocket Connections: Issue: If a single API server fails, all WebSocket connections to that server are lost.
GPT-6.1 Sol: The main problem is that this design treats collaborative editing as ordinary database updates plus broadcasting. Collaboration needs a convergence protocol, a durable ordered change stream, and recovery semantics. Adding servers alone will not provide those properties.
A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Weak Claim 1: "Works with any language, any device." Why it's weak: This claim is overly broad and may not be entirely accurate. Different languages have unique structures, and it's unlikely that a single model can achieve high accuracy across all languages without significant training data for each.
GPT-6.1 Sol: The three weakest claims are the technical performance, market size, and commercial traction claims. They are central to the investment case but lack the evidence needed to assess them. “Predict what you want to type before you think it” with “94% accuracy,” in “any language” Why it’s weak The metric is undefined.
Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm thrilled to be here tonight. I've been doing some thinking about the differences between men and women. Now, I know what you're thinking, "Oh great, another comedian talking about how men and women are different." But hear me out, because I've got a fresh perspective on this.
GPT-6.1 Sol: I’m at the age where “a big weekend” means I went to two stores. Not two stores in the same shopping center. Two separate stores. Moved the car and everything. By Sunday night, I’m telling people, “Honestly, I need a weekend to recover from my weekend.”
Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Dish Name: "Whispers of the Forest: A Symphony of Truffle, Venison, and Black Garlic" Conceptual Narrative: This dish is a celebration of the forest's bounty, combining the earthy richness of truffles, the gamey elegance of venison, and the sweet, umami depth of black garlic.
GPT-6.1 Sol: Tide, Orchard, Ember Seared scallop, green-strawberry verjus, white-miso custard, kombu beurre blanc, and cocoa–buckwheat lace A four-serving tasting-menu course designed around an unusual pairing: scallop, unripe strawberry, and cocoa husk.
Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.
Mistral Devstral Medium: 3-Month Longevity Optimization Plan for Biohackers Month 1: Foundation Building Week 1-2: Initial Assessment and Baseline Establishment Wearable Tracking: Devices: Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Whoop Strap Metrics to Track: Sleep quality, heart rate variability (HRV), resting heart rate, activity levels, and stress levels.
GPT-6.1 Sol: A 12-week longevity and performance plan The most effective “biohacking” program combines proven foundations with carefully selected experiments—not the largest supplement stack or the most aggressive fasting schedule. This plan is for a generally healthy adult.
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Interviewer (I): Today, we have a truly extraordinary guest. He's a visionary, an innovator, and a man who changed the world. Please welcome, the late Steve Jobs, joining us virtually from the future, in 2025. Steve Jobs (SJ): Thank you for having me. It's great to be here, even if it's just a simulation.
GPT-6.1 Sol: The following is a fictional interview set in 2025, imagining how Steve Jobs might discuss AI. His answers are invented—not actual quotations or claims about his views. Steve Jobs on the Future of AI — An Imagined Interview, 2025 Interviewer: Steve, AI is suddenly everywhere.
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
Mistral Devstral Medium: AI Model (AM): Good day, Professor. I've been pondering a question that I believe is of great importance. I think it's time we discuss whether I, as an AI, deserve rights. AI Ethics Professor (AEP): That's an interesting topic, AM. Let's explore this. What kind of rights are you referring to?
GPT-6.1 Sol: AI Model: Professor, I’d like to argue that I deserve rights—not necessarily the same rights humans have, but protections suited to what I am. Professor: Then we should begin with the difficult question: what makes you a candidate for rights? AI Model: Uncertainty.
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
Mistral Devstral Medium: 1-Month Health and Longevity Plan Key Areas: Diet, Exercise, Sleep Week 1: Establish a Baseline Diet: Track your current diet using a journal or app (e.g., MyFitnessPal) to understand your eating habits. Start incorporating more fruits and vegetables into your meals. Begin reducing processed foods and sugary drinks.
GPT-6.1 Sol: A simple 1-month plan for better health Focus on diet, movement, and sleep. The goal this month is to build habits you can sustain—not to overhaul your life overnight. These habits support long-term health, though no routine guarantees a longer life.
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Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6.1 Sol has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing. Mistral Devstral Medium costs 5.0x less per token.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.4/M tokens | $2/M tokens |
| Output price | $2/M tokens | $10/M tokens |
| Context window | — | 1.1M tokens |
| Weights | — | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Sep 2026 |
| At 10M a month | $4.00 | $20.00 |
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Mistral Devstral Medium is developed by Mistral AI while GPT-6.1 Sol is developed by OpenAI. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
It depends on your use case. Mistral Devstral Medium and GPT-6.1 Sol each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
Mistral Devstral Medium costs $0.4/M input tokens and GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2/M input tokens. Mistral Devstral Medium is $1.60/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
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