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Mistral Medium (latest) vs GPT-5.4 mini

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Mistral Medium (latest) from Mistral AI lists 262.14K context, 262.14K maximum output, $1.50 input per 1M tokens, $7.50 output per 1M tokens. GPT-5.4 mini from OpenAI lists 400K context, 128K maximum output, $0.75 input per 1M tokens, $4.50 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

Mistral AI

Mistral Medium (latest)

Mistral Medium (latest) from Mistral AI: Balanced Mistral model for enterprise assistants, multilingual work, and tools.

Context
262.14K
Max output
262.14K
Input / 1M tokens
$1.50
Output / 1M tokens
$7.50

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input

Produces

  • Text output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗
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OpenAI

GPT-5.4 mini

GPT-5.4 mini from OpenAI: Strong small GPT for coding subagents, quick tool use, and high-volume work.

Context
400K
Max output
128K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.75
Output / 1M tokens
$4.50

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input

Produces

  • Text output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗

At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

Mistral Medium (latest)

  • Maximum output: 262.14K

GPT-5.4 mini

  • Context capacity: 400K
  • Input price: $0.75
  • Output price: $4.50

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Mistral Medium (latest):262.14K

GPT-5.4 mini:400K

GPT-5.4 mini

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Mistral Medium (latest):262.14K

GPT-5.4 mini:128K

Mistral Medium (latest)

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Mistral Medium (latest):$1.50

GPT-5.4 mini:$0.75

GPT-5.4 mini

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Mistral Medium (latest):$7.50

GPT-5.4 mini:$4.50

GPT-5.4 mini

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Mistral Medium (latest) and GPT-5.4 mini. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationMistral Medium (latest)GPT-5.4 mini
ProviderMistral AIOpenAI
Listed pricing routeMistral AIOpenAI
Model familymistral-mediumgpt-mini
Accepted inputstext, imagetext, image
Produced outputstexttext
Context window262.14K400KHigher
Max output262.14KHigher128K
Input price / 1M$1.50$0.75Lower
Output price / 1M$7.50$4.50Lower
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputNot documentedNot documented
Structured outputDocumentedDocumented
LicenseOpen weightsProprietary

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Mistral Medium (latest) if you need larger maximum output. Consider GPT-5.4 mini if you need larger context or a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Mistral Medium (latest) offers downloadable weights; GPT-5.4 mini is listed as a proprietary model. Compare licence terms and operating costs before choosing a deployment. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

Explore each model’s features, API requirements and licence terms in the sources below.

Questions people ask

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

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