Compare/Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Mistral Medium 3.1vsQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

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

Mistral

Mistral Medium 3.1

Input
$0.4/M
Output
$2/M
Speed
75 tok/s
TTFT
0.39s
Alibaba

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$2/M
Speed
111 tok/s
TTFT
1.10s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mistral Medium 3.1
Benchmarks (4-7)
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Medium 3.1Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.25
Output ($/M tokens)$2$2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Medium 3.1$0.60
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)$0.45

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Medium 3.1
75 tok/s
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
111 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Medium 3.1
0.39s
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
1.10s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
21.337.1
Coding Index
18.330.3
Math Index
38.3
GPQA Diamond
58.8%84.5%
MMLU-Pro
68.3%
LiveCodeBench
40.6%
AIME 2025
38.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.4%19.7%
SciCode
33.8%37.7%
IFBench
39.8%72.5%
TerminalBench
10.6%26.5%
Mistral Medium 3.14 wins
7 winsQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)?

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.69/M tokens vs $0.80/M for Mistral Medium 3.1.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Mistral Medium 3.1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 111 tok/s vs 75 tok/s. Mistral Medium 3.1 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.39s vs 1.10s).

When should I use Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.