Updated Jun 26, 2025

Our Verdict

Mistral Medium 3

Inception: MercuryRunner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Mistral Medium 3 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window.

Mistral Medium 3 is 5.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Too close to call

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

97%

Mistral Medium 3 uses 4.6x more transitions

Inception: Mercury

Mistral Medium 3

55%Vocabulary57%

40wSentence Length17w

0.39Hedging0.73

4.9Bold8.6

3.8Lists6.5

0.04Emoji0.06

1.04Headings1.18

0.03Transitions0.15

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Inception: Mercury

Mistral Medium 3

279 AI models invented the same fake scientist.

We read every word. 250 models. 2.14 million words. This is what we found.

AI Hallucination Index 2026

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Inception: MercuryvsMistral Medium 3

26 fights queued

Why Inception: Mercury?

2 months newerJun 2025

Why Mistral Medium 3?

7.4x cheaper overall$0.40/M in · $2.00/M out

4.1x more context131K

Leads 1 of 1 benchmarks

Stronger on HumanEval92.1% vs 90.0%

Inception: MercuryMistral Medium 3

Input price

$10.00/M

$0.40/M

Output price

$10.00/M

$2.00/M

Context

32K

131K

Released

Jun 2025

May 2025

Benchmarks1 common

90.0%

92.1%+2.3%

Favorites

Inception: MercuryMistral Medium 3

Movie

Inception

Inception

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Album

Kind of Blue

The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

Book

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Братья Карамазовы

Братья Карамазовы

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский

City

—

Kyoto

Game

Minecraft

Minecraft

Action, Arcade4.4

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action4.5

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01

Stochastic Consistency Testanalysis

Tests an AI's randomness and creativity

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025text

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025text

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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02

SVG Layout Challengeimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to generate vector graphics

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025svg

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025svg

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03

Xbox Controller SVG Artimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create detailed SVG illustrations of gaming hardware

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025svg

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025svg

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04

Generate a Stand-Up Routineconversation

Tests an AI's humor and creative writing ability

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025text

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025text

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05

Realistic AI Interviewconversation

Tests an AI's ability to simulate personalities and predict future trends

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025text

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025text

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06

Satirical Fake News Headlineconversation

Tests an AI's humor and understanding of current events

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025text

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025text

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07

Minimalist Landing Pageweb design

Tests an AI's ability to generate a complete, working landing page

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025website

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

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08

Pokémon Battle UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, nostalgic Pokémon battle UI in a single HTML file.

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025website

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

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09

Mario Level UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, classic Mario level in a single HTML file.

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025website

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

We can't display this one. It's not us. Well... it might be us.

The model was asked for a web page. It produced something else. We're not going to define what.

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# Super Mario Bros. Interactive Level

Here's a self-contained HTML page that recreates a classic Super Mario Bros. level with interactive elements. It includes Mario's movement, jumping, coin collection, enemy interactions, and a simple physics system.

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Super Mario Bros. Level</title>
    <style>
        body {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            background-color: #6b8cff;
            font-family: 'Press Start 2P', cursive;
            user-select: none;
        }

        #game-container {
            position: relative;
            width: 100vw;
            height: 100vh;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        #game-canvas {
            background-color: #6b8cff;
            display: block;
        }

        #hud {
            position: absolute;
            top: 10px;
            left: 10px;
            color: white;
            font-size: 16px;
            text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
            padding: 5px 10px;
            border-radius: 5px;
        }

        #start-screen {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        #start-screen h1 {
            font-size: 48px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-shadow: 3px 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
        }

        #start-screen p {
            font-size: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        #start-button {
            padding: 10px 20px;
            font-size: 20px;
            background-color: #ff0000;
            color: white;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 5px;
            cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5);
            transition: transform 0.2s;
        }

        #start-button:hover {
            transform: scale(1.05);
        }

        #game-over-screen {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        #game-over-screen h1 {
            font-size: 48px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-shadow: 3px 3px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
        }

        #game-over-screen p {
            font-size: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        #restart-button {
            padding: 10px 20px;
            font-size: 20px;
            background-color: #ff0000;
            color: white;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 5px;
            cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5);
            transition: transform 0.2s;
        }

        #restart-button:hover {
            transform: scale(1.05);
        }

        #win-screen {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        #win-screen h1 {
            font-size: 48px;

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Interactive Catan Boardweb design

Tests an AI's ability to create interactive web elements

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025website

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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World Map SVGimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create a detailed world map in SVG format

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025svg

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025svg

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Random Tailwind Webappweb design

Generate a single-page, self-contained HTML webapp using Tailwind CSS for a randomly chosen category/industry/niche.

Inception: Mercury

Inception: Mercury

Inception · Jun 2025website

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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Mistral Medium 3

Mistral Medium 3

Mistral · May 2025website

Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.

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