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NewNex-N2-Pro (free) vs Mistral Medium 3.1

Pick Nex-N2-Pro (free) when budget and context both matter.

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

Budget verdict

Pick Nex-N2-Pro (free) when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nex-N2-Pro (free) is estimated at $0 vs $1.4 for Mistral Medium 3.1, saving $1.4 (100% lower).

Cost-first pickNex-N2-Pro (free)
Context-first pickNex-N2-Pro (free)
Sample savings$1.4100%
10x traffic gap$14

Nex-N2-Pro (free) is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $14. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Nex-N2-Pro (free) stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickNex-N2-Pro (free)Mistral Medium 3.1
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputNex-N2-Pro (free)$0$3
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputNex-N2-Pro (free)$0$2.4
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputNex-N2-Pro (free)$0$10.4
Cheaper input Nex-N2-Pro (free) $0 vs $0.4 / 1M

Nex-N2-Pro (free) is free for input tokens while Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.4 per 1M tokens.

Cheaper output Nex-N2-Pro (free) $0 vs $2 / 1M

Nex-N2-Pro (free) is free for output tokens while Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $2 per 1M tokens.

Larger context Nex-N2-Pro (free) 262.14K vs 131.07K

Nex-N2-Pro (free) has 131.07K more context (2x larger).

Sample workload Nex-N2-Pro (free) $0 vs $1.4

Nex-N2-Pro (free) is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $1.4.

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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

Nex-N2-Pro (free) has the lower input price; Nex-N2-Pro (free) has the lower output price; Nex-N2-Pro (free) offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Nex-N2-Pro (free) is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0 for Nex-N2-Pro (free) and $1.4 for Mistral Medium 3.1.

Best Fit

Choose Nex-N2-Pro (free) when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Choose Mistral Medium 3.1 when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nex-N2-Pro (free) is estimated at $0 vs $1.4 for Mistral Medium 3.1, saving $1.4 (100% lower).
  • Nex-N2-Pro (free) is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $1.4.
  • Nex-N2-Pro (free) is free for input tokens while Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.4 per 1M tokens.
  • Nex-N2-Pro (free) is free for output tokens while Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $2 per 1M tokens.
  • Nex-N2-Pro (free) has 131.07K more context (2x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureNewNex-N2-Pro (free)
(Nex AGI)
Mistral Medium 3.1
(Mistral)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M
$0$0.4
Completion Price
per 1M tokens
$0$2
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output
$0$1.4
Context Window262.14K131.07K
Release Date
Popularity#84#150

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionNex-N2-Pro (free)On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nex-N2-Pro (free) is estimated at $0 vs $1.4 for Mistral Medium 3.1, saving $1.4 (100% lower).
High-volume input processingNex-N2-Pro (free)Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsNex-N2-Pro (free)Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workNex-N2-Pro (free)A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps
  • Mistral Nemo can replace Mistral Medium 3.1 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.04.
  • Mistral Small 3 can replace Mistral Medium 3.1 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.09.
  • Ministral 3 3B 2512 can replace Mistral Medium 3.1 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.15.
  • Mistral Small 3.2 24B can replace Mistral Medium 3.1 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.17.
Larger context near this budget
  • Llama 4 Scout offers 10M context with $0.25 sample workload cost.
  • Owl Alpha offers 1.05M context with $0 sample workload cost.
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash offers 1.05M context with $0.2 sample workload cost.
  • MiMo-V2.5 offers 1.05M context with $0.28 sample workload cost.

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