Head to head
GPT-5.6 Sol vs Mistral Medium 3.5
GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI) and Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral) compared on intelligence, speed, context, and price — and which to choose. Both run on just4o.chat from one chat.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Sol | Mistral Medium 3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (AA index) | — | 30 |
| Output speed (tokens/sec) | — | 101.8 |
| Context window | 1.1M ✓ | 256K |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input price / 1M | $5 | $1.5 ✓ |
| Output price / 1M | $30 | $7.5 ✓ |
| Released | 2026-07-09 | 2026-04 |
Choose GPT-5.6 Sol if you want…
- Larger context window (1.1M)
Choose Mistral Medium 3.5 if you want…
- Lower price ($3 / 1M blended)
Mistral Medium 3.5
Mistral Medium 3.5 is Mistral's multimodal flagship on just4o.chat, served through the Vercel AI Gateway as mistral/mistral-medium-3.5. It combines frontier text reasoning with native image understanding in a single model, so you can hand it a screenshot, chart, or document image alongside your prompt and get a grounded answer back. A 256k-token context window handles long inputs comfortably, and function calling makes it suitable for agentic and tool-driven work. It is a Premium model on just4o.chat, billed at 3 premium requests per send before length multipliers, reflecting its higher provider output price of $7.50 per million tokens ($1.50 per million input). The honest trade-offs: no native web search, and as a vision-capable generalist rather than a dedicated reasoning model, it does not expose a step-by-step thinking budget the way Magistral does. For multimodal analysis, visual document work, and high-quality general assistance where image input matters, it is the model to reach for.
Full Mistral Medium 3.5 details →FAQ
Which is better, GPT-5.6 Sol or Mistral Medium 3.5?
GPT-5.6 Sol leads on 1 of the headline metrics (larger context window (1.1m)), while Mistral Medium 3.5 wins on lower price ($3 / 1m blended). The right pick depends on whether you prioritise capability, speed, or cost.
Is GPT-5.6 Sol or Mistral Medium 3.5 cheaper?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is cheaper at $3 per 1M tokens (blended), versus $11.25.
Can I use both GPT-5.6 Sol and Mistral Medium 3.5?
Yes. Both are available on just4o.chat from a single chat — you can switch between them per message with no separate subscriptions.