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  5. Mistral Medium 3vsSeed 2.0 Code
Updated Aug 2026

Mistral Medium 3vsSeed 2.0 Code

Mistral Medium 3 is cheaper than Seed 2.0 Code at $0.4/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.

Mistral Medium 3 and Seed 2.0 Code compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecMistral Medium 3Seed 2.0 Code
Input price$0.4/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Output price$2/M tokens$3/M tokens
Context window131K tokens262K tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2025Aug 2026
Our Verdict
Seed 2.0 Code
Seed 2.0 Code
Mistral Medium 3
Mistral Medium 3Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Seed 2.0 Code has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Mistral Medium 3
Input
$0.40
1.3× cheaper
Output
$2.00
1.5× cheaper
Seed 2.0 Code
Input
$0.50
Output
$3.00

Mistral Medium 3 is cheaper on both: 1.3× input, 1.5× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

Mistral Medium 31 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Mistral$0.40 in·$2.00 out·131k·96.1% up
Seed 2.0 Code1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
ByteDance Seedfp8$0.50 in·$3.00 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
53%

Mistral Medium 3 uses 22.5x more emoji

Mistral Medium 3
Seed 2.0 Code
55%Vocabulary56%
18wSentence Length33w
0.75Hedging0.24
7.0Bold3.1
5.2Lists3.0
0.23Emoji0.00
1.11Headings1.66
0.16Transitions0.03
Based on 28 + 27 text responses
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