Source-tracked model comparison

Claude Mythos 5 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: what changes in access and long-context cost?

Compare verified pricing and model limits for limited-access and preview premium models for research. The cost example uses a long-context research workload and does not assume equal model quality.

Direct cost answer: Claude Mythos 5 is estimated at $3,230.00 per month and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview at $666.00 for 150,000 input tokens, 5,000 output tokens, and 2,000 monthly requests. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $2,564.00 lower under these assumptions. This does not identify a quality winner.
Current provider alternativesLong-context researchSources checked 2026-07-14 / 2026-07-14
Tracked facts

Pricing and model limits

Prices are USD per 1M tokens under each model's verified default profile.

FieldClaude Mythos 5Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
ProviderAnthropicGoogle
API model IDclaude-mythos-5gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Input / 1M$10.00$2.00
Cached input / 1M$1.00$0.20
Output / 1M$50.00$12.00
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Maximum output128,000 tokens65,536 tokens
Accepted inputtext, imagetext
Example workload

Long-context research cost scenario

150,000 input and 5,000 output tokens per request, 2,000 monthly requests, and 10% cached input.

Anthropic

Claude Mythos 5

$3,230.00 / month
Input cost
$2,730.00
Output cost
$500.00
Per 1,000 calls
$1,615.00
Pricing profile
standard
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Google

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

$666.00 / month
Input cost
$546.00
Output cost
$120.00
Per 1,000 calls
$333.00
Pricing profile
standard
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Cost result: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $2,564.00 lower per month for these assumptions. This is a price comparison, not a model-quality ranking.

StackLens assessment

Questions to answer before choosing

  • Can the team obtain and retain access to each model?
  • Which context and output limits fit the research flow?
  • How will quality be tested without assuming equal capability?
Workload caveat

What this estimate leaves out

Models whose tracked context window is below the scenario input are excluded from the compatible-model table.

Latency, reliability, output quality, retries, regional processing, and provider-specific tool charges can change the practical decision.