Model comparison
Mistral Medium (latest) vs o1
Mistral Medium (latest) (Mistral) and o1 (OpenAI) side by side: what each costs per million tokens through Rapid Router, how much context each takes, what each supports, and where independent benchmarks place them. Same API, same key; switching is a one-string change.
| Mistral Medium (latest) | o1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price per 1M | $1.50 | $15.00 |
| Output price per 1M | $7.50 | $60.00 |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Max output | 262K tokens | 100K tokens |
| Input types | text, image | text, image |
| Capabilities | tools, JSON, vision, reasoning | tools, vision, reasoning |
| Author | Mistral | OpenAI |
What a month costs on each
| Workload | Mistral Medium (latest) | o1 |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out) | $52.50 | $465.00 |
| RAG month (40M in, 3M out) | $82.50 | $780.00 |
| Coding month (60M in, 10M out) | $165.00 | $1500.00 |
On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, Mistral Medium (latest) costs less (about 89% less than o1). Mistral Medium (latest) takes the longer prompt at 262K tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
Call either one
curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model": "mistralai/mistral-medium", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
# the other one: change the model string
-d '{"model": "openai/o1", ...}'Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium (latest) or o1?
Mistral Medium (latest) is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 89%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens.
Which has the larger context window?
Mistral Medium (latest), at 262K tokens. o1 offers 200K tokens.
Can I switch between Mistral Medium (latest) and o1 without changing code?
Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (mistralai/mistral-medium or openai/o1).
How do I pay for Mistral Medium (latest) or o1?
Top up a Rapid Router balance by card in US dollars, and both models debit that balance per request.
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