API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewMistral Medium 3.5 vs Relace Search

Pick Relace Search for lower cost; pick Mistral Medium 3.5 only if the larger context window matters more.

Pricing data updated:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Relace Search 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, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $2.75 (52.4% lower).

Cost-first pickRelace Search
Context-first pickMistral Medium 3.5
Sample savings$2.7552.4%
10x traffic gap$27.5

Mistral Medium 3.5 has more context, but Relace Search saves $2.75 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $27.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Relace Search stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickMistral Medium 3.5Relace Search
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputRelace Search$11.25$6.5
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputRelace Search$9$4
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputRelace Search$39$16
Cheaper input Relace Search $1.5 vs $1 / 1M

Relace Search is $0.5 cheaper per 1M input tokens (33.3% lower; 1.5x difference).

Cheaper output Relace Search $7.5 vs $3 / 1M

Relace Search is $4.5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (60% lower; 2.5x difference).

Larger context Mistral Medium 3.5 262.14K vs 256K

Mistral Medium 3.5 has 6.14K more context (1.02x larger).

Sample workload Relace Search $5.25 vs $2.5

Relace Search is $2.75 cheaper on the standard workload (52.4% 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

Relace Search has the lower input price; Relace Search has the lower output price; Mistral Medium 3.5 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Relace Search 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 $2.5 for Relace Search.

Best Fit

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

Choose Relace Search 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, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $2.75 (52.4% lower).
  • Relace Search is $2.75 cheaper on the standard workload (52.4% lower).
  • Relace Search is $0.5 cheaper per 1M input tokens (33.3% lower; 1.5x difference).
  • Relace Search is $4.5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (60% lower; 2.5x difference).
  • Mistral Medium 3.5 has 6.14K more context (1.02x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureNewMistral Medium 3.5
(Mistral)		Relace Search
(Relace)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$1.5$1
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$7.5$3
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$5.25$2.5
Context Window262.14K256K
Release Date

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionRelace SearchOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Relace Search is estimated at $2.5 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $2.75 (52.4% lower).
High-volume input processingRelace SearchLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsRelace SearchLower 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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