Compare/Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) vs Mixtral 8x7B Instruct

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)vsMixtral 8x7B Instruct

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

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Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.18/M
Output
$0.7/M
Speed
63 tok/s
TTFT
1.28s
Mistral

Mixtral 8x7B Instruct

Input
$0.45/M
Output
$0.7/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Benchmarks (10-1)
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.18$0.45
Output ($/M tokens)$0.7$0.7
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)$0.25
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct$0.52

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
63 tok/s
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
1.28s
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
5.12.4
Coding Index
Math Index
24.3
GPQA Diamond
45.2%29.2%
MMLU-Pro
64.3%38.7%
LiveCodeBench
20.2%6.6%
AIME 2025
24.3%
MATH-500
82.8%29.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
2.8%4.5%
SciCode
16.8%2.8%
IFBench
28.6%
TerminalBench
2.3%
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)10 wins
1 winsMixtral 8x7B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) or Mixtral 8x7B Instruct?

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.31/M tokens vs $0.51/M for Mixtral 8x7B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Mixtral 8x7B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 63 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Mixtral 8x7B Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.28s).

When should I use Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) vs Mixtral 8x7B Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.