Compare/Mistral Medium 3 vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Mistral Medium 3vsQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

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

Mistral

Mistral Medium 3

Input
$0.4/M
Output
$2/M
Speed
52 tok/s
TTFT
0.37s
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
Benchmarks (5-7)
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Medium 3Qwen3.5 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$0.60
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)$0.45

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Medium 3
52 tok/s
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
111 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Medium 3
0.37s
Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)
1.10s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.837.1
Coding Index
13.630.3
Math Index
30.3
GPQA Diamond
57.8%84.5%
MMLU-Pro
76.0%
LiveCodeBench
40.0%
AIME 2025
30.3%
MATH-500
90.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.3%19.7%
SciCode
33.1%37.7%
IFBench
39.3%72.5%
TerminalBench
3.8%26.5%
Mistral Medium 35 wins
7 winsQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3 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.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Mistral Medium 3. 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 52 tok/s. Mistral Medium 3 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.37s vs 1.10s).

When should I use Mistral Medium 3 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.