Inkling vs Mistral Medium 3.5
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Inkling 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 numbersInkling wins on price, on Terminal-Bench, on intelligence and on context window.
Price
Inkling
Terminal-Bench
Inkling
Intelligence
Inkling
Context window
Inkling
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersInkling wins
- Cheaper input ($0.95 vs $1.50 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($4.05 vs $7.50 /1M)
- Larger context window (1M vs 262K)
- More serving providers (6 vs 4)
- Supports prompt caching
Mistral Medium 3.5 wins
- Higher max output (33K vs 262K)
Cheaper overall
Inkling
$0.95 + $4.05 /1M
Larger context
Inkling
1M
More providers
Inkling
6 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.
| Inkling | Mistral Medium 3.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $0.95via DeepInfra best | $1.50via Mistral |
| Output $/1M | $4.05via Baseten best | $7.50via Mistral |
| Context window | 1M best | 262K |
| Max output | 33K | 262K best |
| Serving providers | 6 best | 4 |
| Date | Released Jul 16, 2026 | Released Apr 30, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Inkling | Mistral Medium 3.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 25.0 best | 14.2 |
| Terminal-Bench | 55% best | 51% |
| GPQA Diamond | 87% best | 75% |
| Output speed | 186 t/s best | 167 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | 1.91s best | 2.21s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Inkling
via DeepInfra
$8.80
Mistral Medium 3.5
via OpenRouter
$15
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Inkling | 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, Inkling or Mistral Medium 3.5?
Inkling is cheaper for input ($0.95 vs $1.50 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra. Inkling is cheaper for output ($4.05 vs $7.50 per 1M tokens) from Baseten.
What is the context window difference between Inkling and Mistral Medium 3.5?
Inkling has a 1M-token context window and Mistral Medium 3.5 has 262K tokens, so Inkling can take a larger prompt.
How do Inkling and Mistral Medium 3.5 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Inkling leads on Terminal-Bench, and Inkling leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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