Compare/Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Mistral Medium 3.1vsQwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-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 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$2/M
Speed
119 tok/s
TTFT
0.98s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mistral Medium 3.1
Benchmarks (6-4)
Mistral Medium 3.1

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Medium 3.1Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-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 (Non-reasoning)$0.45

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Medium 3.1
75 tok/s
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
119 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Medium 3.1
0.39s
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)
0.98s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
21.330.7
Coding Index
18.316.8
Math Index
38.3
GPQA Diamond
58.8%81.9%
MMLU-Pro
68.3%
LiveCodeBench
40.6%
AIME 2025
38.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
4.4%12.8%
SciCode
33.8%29.3%
IFBench
39.8%44.5%
TerminalBench
10.6%10.6%
Mistral Medium 3.16 wins
4 winsQwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-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?

Mistral Medium 3.1 wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 119 tok/s vs 75 tok/s. Mistral Medium 3.1 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.39s vs 0.98s).

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

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Mistral Medium 3.1 for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.