Qwen3.8 27B vs Mistral Medium 3.5: price, context window and capabilities
Qwen3.8 27B (qwen/qwen3.8-27b) from Qwen and Mistral Medium 3.5 (mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5) from Mistral are both multimodal language models on the OceanToken API. Qwen3.8 27B costs less per token than Mistral Medium 3.5: $0.425 against $1.50 per 1M input tokens (72% less) and $2.55 against $7.50 per 1M output tokens (66% less). Qwen3.8 27B has the larger context window: 1.02M tokens (1,024,000) against 262K (262,144) for Mistral Medium 3.5. Both support tool calling, reasoning, structured outputs and image input; only Qwen3.8 27B also lists video input; only Mistral Medium 3.5 also lists file input.
Side by side
| Spec | Qwen3.8 27B | Mistral Medium 3.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Qwen3.8 27Bqwen/ | Mistral Medium 3.5mistralai/ |
| Publisher | Qwen | Mistral |
| Kind | Text, vision & video | Text & vision |
| Context window | 1.02M tokens1,024,000 | 262K tokens262,144 |
| Input price | $0.425 / 1M tokens | $1.50 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $2.55 / 1M tokens | $7.50 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input price | $0.085 / 1M tokens | – |
| Cache write price | $0.531 / 1M tokens | – |
| Inputs | text, images and video | text, images and files |
| Outputs | text | text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose Qwen3.8 27B to spend less per token: 72% less for input and 66% less for output than Mistral Medium 3.5.
- Choose Qwen3.8 27B for the longest inputs: its context window holds 1.02M tokens against 262K for Mistral Medium 3.5.
- Choose Qwen3.8 27B if you need video input: Mistral Medium 3.5 does not list it.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Get API Key Qwen3.8 27B Mistral Medium 3.5
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 27B or Mistral Medium 3.5?
Qwen3.8 27B. Qwen3.8 27B costs less per token than Mistral Medium 3.5: $0.425 against $1.50 per 1M input tokens (72% less) and $2.55 against $7.50 per 1M output tokens (66% less). These are OceanToken starting prices per use; the OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.8 27B or Mistral Medium 3.5?
Qwen3.8 27B. Qwen3.8 27B has the larger context window: 1.02M tokens (1,024,000) against 262K (262,144) for Mistral Medium 3.5.
Can I call both Qwen3.8 27B and Mistral Medium 3.5 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id qwen/qwen3.8-27b or mistralai/mistral-medium-3-5.
Models and publishers
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