Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Solar Mini 4
Which is better for the money: Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral or Solar Mini 4 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 vs Mistral Medium 3.5: 69.7% more intelligence, 60.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 55.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Solar Mini 4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 14.2 | 24.1 | +69.7% Solar Mini 4 is 69.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,263.80 | $502.02 | −60.3% Solar Mini 4 is 60.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 17.66s | 27.46s | +55.5% Solar Mini 4 is 55.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.50 / $7.50 | $0.10 / $0.40 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
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 (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Solar Mini 4 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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