Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Muse Ember (Max)
Which is better for the money: Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral or Muse Ember (Max) by Meta? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-09.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Muse Ember (Max)
Muse Ember (Max) vs Mistral Medium 3.5: 682.6% more intelligence, 89.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Muse Ember (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 4.6 | 36.0 | +682.6% Muse Ember (Max) is 7.8× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,103.02 | $117.12 | −89.4% Muse Ember (Max) is 89.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 17.51s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.50 / $7.50 | $0.10 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.50 for $718.
- Muse Ember (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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