Compare/Mistral Large 3 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Mistral Large 3vsQwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Mistral Large 3

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
55 tok/s
TTFT
0.60s
Alibaba

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.248/M
Output
$1.485/M
Speed
188 tok/s
TTFT
1.46s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mistral Large 3
Benchmarks (5-6)
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Large 3Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.5$0.248
Output ($/M tokens)$1.5$1.485
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Large 3$0.65
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)$0.40

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Large 3
55 tok/s
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
188 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Large 3
0.60s
Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)
1.46s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
22.843.5
Coding Index
22.735.2
Math Index
38.0
GPQA Diamond
68.0%84.1%
MMLU-Pro
80.7%
LiveCodeBench
46.5%
AIME 2025
38.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.1%20.2%
SciCode
36.2%35.8%
IFBench
36.2%64.4%
TerminalBench
15.9%34.8%
Mistral Large 35 wins
6 winsQwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 3 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.56/M tokens vs $0.75/M for Mistral Large 3.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Mistral Large 3. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 188 tok/s vs 55 tok/s. Mistral Large 3 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.60s vs 1.46s).

When should I use Mistral Large 3 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.