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Grok 4.3 vs Mistral Medium 3.5

Price, context window and capabilities side by side, read from the same catalog that meters your calls, not from a press release.

Grok 4.3 is 1.2x cheaper on input. Grok 4.3 is 3.0x cheaper on output. Grok 4.3 holds 1M tokens against 262K.

At a glance

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xAI

Million-token context at roughly half the flagship rate.

Input$1.25/M
Output$2.5/M

Mistral

Mistral's flagship 128B dense model, chat, reasoning and coding merged into one, served from the EU.

Input$1.5/M
Output$7.5/M

Specifications

Every difference we can measure

 Grok 4.3Mistral Medium 3.5
Input price$1.25/M$1.5/M
Output price$2.5/M$7.5/M
Context window1M tokens262K tokens
VisionNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Long contextYesNo

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FAQ

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What is the difference between Grok 4.3 and Mistral Medium 3.5?

Grok 4.3 is 1.2x cheaper on input. Grok 4.3 is 3.0x cheaper on output. Grok 4.3 holds 1M tokens against 262K. Only Mistral Medium 3.5 declares vision. Only Grok 4.3 declares long context. Both run on the same endpoint and the same key here, so trying each is a one-line change to the model id.

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.3 or Mistral Medium 3.5?

Grok 4.3 is, on input tokens. Output usually dominates the bill on generative work, so check the output row above against your own ratio of prompt to completion before deciding.

Can I switch between Grok 4.3 and Mistral Medium 3.5 without changing my code?

Yes. Both are OpenAI-compatible through one CompanyFabric key, so switching is the model string and nothing else, no second SDK, no second contract, one prepaid balance across both.

Do I have to choose?

No. Send companyfabric/auto and we route each request to the cheapest model that can serve it, which is how most people use both without deciding in advance.

One key. Every model. Exact prices.

Run Grok 4.3 and Mistral Medium 3.5 on the same key and compare them on your own prompts. Free starter credits included, no subscription required.