Best Mistral Models for RAG

Match · Updated July 2026

The best Mistral model for RAG is Mistral Medium 3.5 — 29.9 intelligence with 262K tokens of context for retrieved passages. Mistral Medium 3.1 (14.7) and Mistral Medium 3 (12.5) round out the top three.

29.9Intelligence

$1.50Input /M

262KContext

The best AI models for retrieval-augmented generation, ranked by intelligence among models with at least 128K tokens of context — enough to hold retrieved passages plus conversation. RAG pipelines run at volume, so weigh the price and speed columns as hard as the score.

Frequently asked

What is the best Mistral model for RAG?

What's a good alternative to Mistral Medium 3.5?

Mistral Medium 3.1 (14.7) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Mistral Medium 3 (12.5). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many Mistral models are there?

modelgrep tracks 19 Mistral models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Mistral Medium 3.5. 5 of them qualify for this ranking.

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