GPT-6 AstravsMistral Medium 3.1
Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra at $0.4/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $10/M tokens | $0.4/M tokens |
| Output price | $50/M tokens | $2/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 131K tokens |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Aug 2025 |
Our Verdict
GPT-6 Astra
Mistral Medium 3.1Runner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6 Astra has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mistral Medium 3.1 costs 25x less per token.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-6 Astra
Input
$10.00
Output
$50.00
Mistral Medium 3.1
Input
$0.40
25× cheaper
Output
$2.00
25× cheaper
Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper on both — 25× input, 25× output
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Style Comparison
Similarity
22%
Mistral Medium 3.1 uses 19.8x more emoji
GPT-6 Astra
Mistral Medium 3.1
62%Vocabulary54%
15wSentence Length21w
0.87Hedging0.43
4.0Bold10.3
2.3Lists5.7
0.04Emoji0.72
0.77Headings1.03
0.10Transitions0.14
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