Hy3 preview vs Mistral Medium 3.5
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Hy3 preview and Mistral Medium 3.5, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersHy3 preview wins on price and on intelligence. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.
Price
Hy3 preview
Terminal-Bench
Not called
Intelligence
Hy3 preview
Context window
Tied
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersHy3 preview wins
- Cheaper input ($0.18 vs $1.50 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($0.60 vs $7.50 /1M)
- Supports prompt caching
Mistral Medium 3.5 wins
- Higher max output (236K vs 262K)
- More serving providers (1 vs 4)
- Supports vision
- Supports structured output
Cheaper overall
Hy3 preview
$0.18 + $0.60 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
Mistral Medium 3.5
4 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
| Hy3 preview | Mistral Medium 3.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $0.18OpenRouter routed quote best | $1.50via Mistral |
| Output $/1M | $0.60OpenRouter routed quote best | $7.50via Mistral |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 236K | 262K best |
| Serving providers | 1 | 4 best |
| Date | Released Apr 20, 2026 | Released Apr 30, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Hy3 preview | Mistral Medium 3.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 22.7 best | 14.2 |
| Terminal-Bench | Not available | 51% |
| GPQA Diamond | 87% best | 75% |
| Output speed | Not available | 167 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | Not available | 2.21s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Hy3 preview
via OpenRouter
$1.50
Mistral Medium 3.5
via OpenRouter
$15
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Hy3 preview | Mistral Medium 3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | — | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | — |
| Structured output | — | ✓ |
| Web search | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Hy3 preview or Mistral Medium 3.5?
Hy3 preview is cheaper for input ($0.18 vs $1.50 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote. Hy3 preview is cheaper for output ($0.60 vs $7.50 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote.
What is the context window difference between Hy3 preview and Mistral Medium 3.5?
Both Hy3 preview and Mistral Medium 3.5 have about a 262K-token context window.
How do Hy3 preview and Mistral Medium 3.5 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Hy3 preview leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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