Mistral Medium 3.5 128B vs GPT-5.6 Sol

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Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5UnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort#5 of 4685.3 score · 3/3 sources · complete
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimateUnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort#24 of 44$0.117 per LiveBench case
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5UnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort#3 of 3865.3 score · 3/3 sources · complete
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$2.00Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$10.00Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens262K1,050K
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Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Available Benchmarks

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BenchmarkMistral-Medium-3.5-128BGPT-5.6 Sol
LMArena Agent Arenaagent-2026-09-15-d25aabda0010 · outcome_score · leader-10.8883% of row best · score · Mistral Medium 3.5; 95% CI [-12.33636331, -9.41760729]; sessions 10244; observations 358935; rank 437.10100% of row best · score · GPT 5.6 Sol (xHigh); 95% CI [5.82839325, 8.38074425]; sessions 32207; observations 3553721; rank 7
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader1,420.5898% of row best · rating · mistral-medium-3.5; 95% CI [1414.04225396, 1427.11615611]; votes 10996; rank 1041,455.05100% of row best · rating · gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh; 95% CI [1450.16111002, 1459.93036454]; votes 27069; rank 37
LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader1,222.0595% of row best · rating · mistral-medium-3.5; 95% CI [1212.30064904, 1231.79518832]; votes 5090; rank 711,280.13100% of row best · rating · gpt-5.6-sol-xhigh; 95% CI [1271.78485021, 1288.47570636]; votes 7729; rank 29
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above0 benchmark winsNo overall winner3 benchmark winsNo overall winner

Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldMistral-Medium-3.5-128BGPT-5.6 Sol
DeveloperMistral AIOpenAI
FamilyMistral Medium 3 5 128bGpt 5 6
ModelMistral-Medium-3.5-128BGPT-5.6 Sol
VersionMistral-Medium-3.5-128BGPT-5.6 Sol
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknownUnknown
Knowledge cutoffUnknown2026-02-16
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window262K1,050K
Total parameters127.7BUnknown
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
LicenseotherUnknown
Open weightsYesNo
API availableUnknownYes
Self-hostableYesNo
Provider accessUnknownOpenai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolschat, generation, reasoning, tools

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers0
Canonical IDmistralai/Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B

GPT-5.6 Sol Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers2
Canonical IDopenai/gpt-5.6-sol

Primary Evidence

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Questions

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B vs GPT-5.6 Sol FAQs

Is Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or GPT-5.6 Sol better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and GPT-5.6 Sol, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or GPT-5.6 Sol?+

Only GPT-5.6 Sol has a directly sourced input price: $2.00 per million tokens. Only GPT-5.6 Sol has a directly sourced output price: $10.00 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or GPT-5.6 Sol?+

GPT-5.6 Sol has the larger sourced context window. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B supports 262K and GPT-5.6 Sol supports 1,050K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or GPT-5.6 Sol?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.

Can Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or GPT-5.6 Sol be self-hosted?+

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is open weight; GPT-5.6 Sol is not marked open weight.

Can Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and GPT-5.6 Sol understand images?+

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is documented with image input; GPT-5.6 Sol is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or GPT-5.6 Sol?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is — and GPT-5.6 Sol is 128K.

Do Mistral Medium 3.5 128B and GPT-5.6 Sol support reasoning and tool use?+

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. GPT-5.6 Sol: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or GPT-5.6 Sol?+

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B has 0 sourced provider routes; GPT-5.6 Sol has 2, so GPT-5.6 Sol has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Mistral Medium 3.5 128B or GPT-5.6 Sol?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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