GPT-6 Astra vs Mistral Medium 3
GPT-6 Astra leads Mistral Medium 3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 52.7 to 9.0, and Mistral Medium 3 costs 25.0x less per output token ($2.00 vs $50.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 47 benchmarks have a result for both.
vs boards won of 47 shared
GPT-6 Astra or Mistral Medium 3: which to pick
Only GPT-6 Astra has a coding score, 85.1 on the Vibe Coding Index; Mistral Medium 3 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Mistral Medium 3 for output tokens 25.0x cheaper ($2.00 vs $50.00 per million).
Model AGPT-6 AstraOpenAI85.1/1005 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved taskModel BMistral Medium 3Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
- Shared results
- 47
- GPT-6 Astra only
- 74
- Mistral Medium 3 only
- 10
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only GPT-6 Astra has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra leads, 52.7 against 9.0.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only GPT-6 Astra has a AA Agentic Index result, 51.0.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra leads, 1337 against 1079.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only GPT-6 Astra has a Vals Index result, 65.0%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Medium 3
GPT-6 Astra $0.035, Mistral Medium 3 $0.0014 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-6 Astra 85.1 from 5 benchmarks, Mistral Medium 3 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Web design, 44.0 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: game dev: GPT-6 Astra 1475 against Mistral Medium 3 1018, 57.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-6 Astra $50.00 against Mistral Medium 3 $2.00 per million output tokens, 25.0x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-6 Astra takes 1.05M tokens, Mistral Medium 3 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-6 Astra | Bars | Mistral Medium 3 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 2 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 7 | 0 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 6 | 0 | ||
| General | 24 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 47 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index20
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 93.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1774 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| AA Coding Index | 76.9 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 59.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 89.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 67.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 5.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 100.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 87.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | 43.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI) | 27.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 41.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 40.0% | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| SciCode | 56.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 3.8% | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| FrontierCode | 53.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| FrontierSWE | 65.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| GSO-Bench | 79.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| WeirdML | 93.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| MirrorCode | 46.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| ALE-Bench | 2951.3 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1489 | 1385 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1474 | 1385 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1798 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1775 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1726 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| SciCode | 12.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 52.7 | 9.0 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 168.8 | 134.0 | GPT-6 Astra |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index28 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 51.0 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1373 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1357 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1315 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1348 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1243 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 1361 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LiveBench research | 85.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LiveBench browser | 84.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 82.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | 56.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 53.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 20.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 39.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 7.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 71.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 79.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | 62.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Vals Science Index | 65.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Time Horizon Index (Vals AI) | 90.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| CUA-bench (Vals AI) | 19.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Robo-bench (Vals AI) | 23.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 24.3% | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| APEX-Agents | 64.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Remote Labor Index | 20.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| BALROG | 68.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| SpireClimb | 25.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $15,515 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index70
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 92.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | 53.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 96.3% | 57.8% | GPT-6 Astra |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 54.7% | 4.1% | GPT-6 Astra |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 95.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| ARC-AGI | 98.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 95.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Chess puzzles | 74.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 84.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| EBR-bench | 76.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1463 | 1364 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1489 | 1342 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1464 | 1374 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1297 | 1155 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1337 | 1165 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 30.3 | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 30.3% | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 100.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 93.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 97.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| ProofBench | 99.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1465 | 1353 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1484 | 1354 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 48.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 76.0% | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 75.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1451 | 1381 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1425 | 1381 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1462 | 1384 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1439 | 1352 | GPT-6 Astra |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 75.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index60
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1337 | 1079 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1396 | 1024 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1475 | 1018 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1334 | 1034 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1500 | 1084 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1379 | 1069 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1431 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1353 | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LiveBench design | 82.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index240
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 65.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | 83.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 46.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 87.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 39.3% | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 80.7% | 31.3% | GPT-6 Astra |
| DTBench | 97.3% | 62.3% | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMCA | 64.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| Furniture assembly | 80.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra measured |
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1370 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1455 | 1338 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1420 | 1343 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Vision | 1280 | 1157 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: English | 1447 | 1385 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1432 | 1353 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1489 | 1374 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: German | 1459 | 1377 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1405 | 1316 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1428 | 1304 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: French | 1432 | 1368 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1422 | 1364 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1438 | 1359 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1422 | 1371 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1447 | 1384 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1460 | 1360 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1437 | 1352 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1427 | 1335 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1280 | 1172 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1361 | 1161 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1292 | 1154 | GPT-6 Astra |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1145 | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | Not measured | 1094 | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | Not measured | 1141 | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1286 | 1146 | GPT-6 Astra |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-6 Astra$0.035Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3$0.0014Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GPT-6 Astra$0.650Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3$0.026Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GPT-6 Astra$2.50Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3$0.100Exceeds the context window
Mistral Medium 3 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-6 Astra | Mistral Medium 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Mistral AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | September 4, 2026 | May 7, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.40 |
| Output $/Mtok | $50.00 | $2.00 |
| Coding index | 85.1 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 5 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-6 Astra better than Mistral Medium 3 for coding?
Only GPT-6 Astra has a coding score, 85.1 on the Vibe Coding Index; Mistral Medium 3 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mistral Medium 3 for output tokens 25.0x cheaper ($2.00 vs $50.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Astra or Mistral Medium 3?
GPT-6 Astra costs $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 per million output tokens; Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 and $2.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-6 Astra or Mistral Medium 3?
GPT-6 Astra, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-6 Astra vs Mistral Medium 3 comparison based on?
47 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. GPT-6 Astra's coding index rests on 5 independent benchmarks and Mistral Medium 3's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.