API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewMistral Medium 3.5 vs Qwen3 14B

Pick Qwen3 14B for lower cost; pick Mistral Medium 3.5 only if the larger context window matters more.

Page updated:  Data confirmed:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Qwen3 14B for lower cost; pick Mistral Medium 3.5 only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3 14B is estimated at $0.22 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $5.03 (95.8% lower).

Cost-first pickQwen3 14B
Context-first pickMistral Medium 3.5
Sample savings$5.0395.8%
10x traffic gap$50.3

Mistral Medium 3.5 has more context, but Qwen3 14B saves $5.03 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $50.3. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Qwen3 14B stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickMistral Medium 3.5Qwen3 14B
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputQwen3 14B$11.25$0.62
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputQwen3 14B$9$0.34
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputQwen3 14B$39$1.3
Cheaper input Qwen3 14B $1.5 vs $0.1 / 1M

Qwen3 14B is $1.4 cheaper per 1M input tokens (93.3% lower; 15x difference).

Cheaper output Qwen3 14B $7.5 vs $0.24 / 1M

Qwen3 14B is $7.26 cheaper per 1M output tokens (96.8% lower; 31.2x difference).

Larger context Mistral Medium 3.5 262.14K vs 131.7K

Mistral Medium 3.5 has 130.44K more context (1.99x larger).

Sample workload Qwen3 14B $5.25 vs $0.22

Qwen3 14B is $5.03 cheaper on the standard workload (95.8% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Qwen3 14B has the lower input price; Qwen3 14B has the lower output price; Mistral Medium 3.5 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Qwen3 14B is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5 and $0.22 for Qwen3 14B.

Best Fit

Choose Mistral Medium 3.5 when you care most about larger context window.

Choose Qwen3 14B when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3 14B is estimated at $0.22 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $5.03 (95.8% lower).
  • Qwen3 14B is $5.03 cheaper on the standard workload (95.8% lower).
  • Qwen3 14B is $1.4 cheaper per 1M input tokens (93.3% lower; 15x difference).
  • Qwen3 14B is $7.26 cheaper per 1M output tokens (96.8% lower; 31.2x difference).
  • Mistral Medium 3.5 has 130.44K more context (1.99x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureNewMistral Medium 3.5
(Mistral)		Qwen3 14B
(Qwen)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$1.5$0.1
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$7.5$0.24
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$5.25$0.22
Context Window262.14K131.7K
Release Date
Popularity#47#138

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionQwen3 14BOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3 14B is estimated at $0.22 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $5.03 (95.8% lower).
High-volume input processingQwen3 14BLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsQwen3 14BLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workMistral Medium 3.5A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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