Head-to-head comparison

GPT-6 Luna vs. Mistral Medium 3.5

Compare published benchmark results from matching versions and cohorts, API pricing, and technical specifications. Any documented test setup differences remain visible.

shared result series: 12
distinct benchmarks: 12
latest retrieval: 2026-09-23

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Specifications

General specifications

Release date, availability, context window, architecture, and published parameter counts at a glance. Undisclosed details remain marked as unavailable.

Specifications for GPT-6 Luna and Mistral Medium 3.5
Attribute	GPT-6 Luna	Mistral Medium 3.5
Provider	OpenAI	Mistral AI
Released	Sep 22, 2026	Apr 28, 2026
Availability	Active	Active
Model type	Proprietary	Open Weights
Parameters	Not published	128B
Architecture	Not published	Dense
Context window	1,050,000 tokens	262,144 tokens
Knowledge cutoff	May 18, 2026	Not published
Technical sources	Model, Context	Model, Context

Pricing

API pricing compared

The table compares official standard API rates per 1M tokens, including published cache pricing. Batch, fast, priority, regional surcharges, tool calls, and cloud platform pricing are excluded.

API pricing for GPT-6 Luna and Mistral Medium 3.5
Price type	GPT-6 Luna	Mistral Medium 3.5
API input	$0.1 ≤272K / $0.2 >272K	$1.5
API output	$0.5 ≤272K / $0.75 >272K	$7.5
Cache read	$0.01 ≤272K / $0.02 >272K	Not listed
Cache write (5 min.)	$0.13 ≤272K / $0.25 >272K	Not listed
Cache write (1 hr.)	Not listed	Not listed
Price verified	09/22/2026 Source	09/22/2026 Source

GPT-6 LunaMistral Medium 3.5

API inputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier

GPT-6 Luna$0.1

Mistral Medium 3.5$1.5

API outputUSD per 1M tokens, base tier

GPT-6 Luna$0.5

Mistral Medium 3.5$7.5

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Pricing by provider

Direct developer pricing and provider endpoint tariffs routed through OpenRouter are listed separately. Prices are in USD per 1M tokens. Context-dependent direct tiers plus regional, Flex, Priority, and other OpenRouter tariffs remain individually identifiable.

Provider pricing for GPT-6 Luna and Mistral Medium 3.5
Model	Provider	Purchase route and tariff	Input per 1M tokens	Output per 1M tokens	Source
GPT-6 Luna	OpenAI	Direct from developerUp to 272,000 context tokens	$0.1	Lowest listed price: $0.5	Source09/22/2026
	OpenAI	Direct from developerAbove 272,000 context tokens	$0.2	$0.75	Source09/22/2026
	Amazon Bedrock	Via OpenRouteramazon-bedrock/us-east-1	$0.11	$0.55	Source09/23/2026
	Azure	Via OpenRouterazure/eu	$0.11	$0.55	Source09/23/2026
	Azure	Via OpenRouterazure/us	$0.11	$0.55	Source09/23/2026
	OpenAI	Via OpenRouteropenai	Lowest listed price: $0.1	Lowest listed price: $0.5	Source09/23/2026
	OpenAI	Via OpenRouteropenai/fast	$0.2	$1	Source09/23/2026
Mistral Medium 3.5	Mistral AI	Direct from developerStandard API	Lowest listed price: $1.5	Lowest listed price: $7.5	Source09/22/2026
	Mistral	Via OpenRoutermistral	Lowest listed price: $1.5	Lowest listed price: $7.5	Source09/23/2026
	Mistral	Via OpenRoutermistral/zdr	Lowest listed price: $1.5	Lowest listed price: $7.5	Source09/23/2026

Performance

Shared benchmarks

Only published results with the same benchmark version, task, metric, and comparison cohort are paired. Different reasoning levels, agents, harnesses, or output limits appear directly in the table.

Capability profile from matched benchmarks

Each axis averages directly matched benchmark families. A value of 100 means the stronger value within this pair, not a universal quality score.

GPT-6 Luna

Mistral Medium 3.5

Coding: 100 / 7.8 (2 benchmark families)

Mathematics: 100 / 14.1 (1 benchmark family)

Finance: 100 / 40.3 (2 benchmark families)

Legal: 100 / 22.2 (2 benchmark families)

Agentic tasks: 100 / 53.3 (1 benchmark family)

Health: 100 / 78.2 (2 benchmark families)

Education: 100 / 78.2 (1 benchmark family)

Overall: 100 / 30.7 (1 benchmark family)

12 matched rows from 12 benchmark families were considered. The radar shows 8 of 8 comparable categories.

GPT-6 LunaMistral Medium 3.5

Code MigrationOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna42.554 %

Mistral Medium 3.55.127 %

EMBOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna68.515 %

Mistral Medium 3.511.185 %

Finance Agent (v2)Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna49.873 %

Mistral Medium 3.532.103 %

Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna2.917 %

Mistral Medium 3.50.417 %

Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna30.288 %

Mistral Medium 3.59.135 %

MedCodeOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna44.685 %

Mistral Medium 3.533.752 %

MedScribeOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna83.71 %

Mistral Medium 3.567.728 %

ProofBenchOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna64 %

Mistral Medium 3.59 %

SAGEOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna48.091 %

Mistral Medium 3.537.613 %

Terminal-Bench 2.1Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna73.034 %

Mistral Medium 3.538.951 %

Vals IndexOverall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna58.45 %

Mistral Medium 3.517.947 %

Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall. Higher is better. No documented setup difference

GPT-6 Luna81.649 %

Mistral Medium 3.52.888 %

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Benchmark scores for GPT-6 Luna and Mistral Medium 3.5
Benchmark and task	GPT-6 Luna	Mistral Medium 3.5	Source
Code MigrationOverall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better	Winner42.554 %	5.127 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
EMBOverall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better	Winner68.515 %	11.185 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Overall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better	Winner49.873 %	32.103 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
Harvey's Legal Agent BenchmarkOverall · Task fully resolved Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: task resolution rateScoring: Higher is better	Winner2.917 %	0.417 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: all-pass rateScoring: Higher is better	Winner30.288 %	9.135 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
MedCodeOverall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better	Winner44.685 %	33.752 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
MedScribeOverall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better	Winner83.71 %	67.728 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
ProofBenchOverall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better	Winner64 %	9 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
SAGEOverall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better	Winner48.091 %	37.613 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
Terminal-Bench 2.1Overall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is better	Winner73.034 %	38.951 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
Vals IndexOverall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 2Metric: weighted index scoreScoring: Higher is better	Winner58.45 %	17.947 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall Test details No documented difference in the test setupVersion: 1.1Metric: accuracyScoring: Higher is betterSettings: Harness: OpenHands	Winner81.649 %	2.888 %	Vals AI Source details Data as of: 09/22/2026
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Our model tests

Our tests

Compare how the models respond to the same prompt. Each test shows the first attempt, with no subsequent fixes to the generated code. These results do not contribute to an overall score.

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

GPT-6 Luna

Not tested yet

Mistral Medium 3.5

API access was unavailable for this run. The model was not evaluated.

Reasoning (requested): high

First attempt

Run date: 7 Sept 2026
API provider: openrouter
Requested API model: mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5
Reasoning setting: high
Pinned endpoint: Mistral | mistralai/mistral-medium-3.5-20260430
Temperature: Provider default
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Test protocol: community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks: Not run

Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.

Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)

How to read this comparison

Winning one benchmark is not an overall verdict

Your workload, budget, and required context length matter most. A coding benchmark says little about visual understanding or agent performance.

The standard price table uses direct developer rates. The provider comparison labels OpenRouter endpoints, regions, and special tariffs separately.

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