Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Mistral Small 4
Compare Mistral Medium 3.1 and Mistral Small 4, both from Mistral AI, context windows of 131K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Mistral Small 4?
Mistral Medium 3.1 and Mistral Small 4 are both competitive models. Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $0.15/M for Mistral Small 4. Context windows: 131K vs 262K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Mistral Medium 3.1 and Mistral Small 4
Mistral Medium 3.1 is made by mistral while Mistral Small 4 is from mistral. Mistral Medium 3.1 has a 131K token context window compared to Mistral Small 4's 262K. On pricing, Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $0.15/M for Mistral Small 4.
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Mistral Small 4 is 3.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Mistral Medium 3.1 uses 2.1x more emoji
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