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Mistral API pricing and model evidence
The official Mistral AI API channel, with model-specific documentation, token pricing, lifecycle guidance, and owner-direct access to Mistral Medium 3.5.
Where this provider fits
The official Mistral AI API channel, with model-specific documentation, token pricing, lifecycle guidance, and owner-direct access to Mistral Medium 3.5.
What can change the bill
- OpenRouter access can resolve to the same underlying Mistral service
- Cache meters and route aliases must be verified per channel
Who should evaluate this route
- First-party Mistral model access
- Separate input, cached-input, and output meters
- Versioned model lifecycle documentation
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Recorded price evidence
| Provider | Model | Configuration | Recorded price | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral AI APIofficial | Mistral Medium 3.5 | model: mistral-medium-3-5-26-04 · chat-completions · standard pay-as-you-go cache read · not-applicable · no audio · source unit: cache read | $0.15 / 1M cached input tokensstale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 23, 2026 |
| Mistral AI APIofficial | Mistral Medium 3.5 | model: mistral-medium-3-5-26-04 · chat-completions · standard pay-as-you-go · not-applicable · no audio | $1.5 / 1M input tokensstale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 23, 2026 |
| Mistral AI APIofficial | Mistral Medium 3.5 | model: mistral-medium-3-5-26-04 · chat-completions · standard pay-as-you-go · not-applicable · no audio | $7.5 / 1M output tokensstale | Provider sourceChecked Aug 23, 2026 |
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