Compare/Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) vs Pixtral Large

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)vsPixtral Large

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.84/M
Output
$6.175/M
Speed
34 tok/s
TTFT
1.26s
Mistral

Pixtral Large

Input
$2/M
Output
$6/M
Speed
57 tok/s
TTFT
0.50s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Pixtral Large
Lower Latency
Pixtral Large
Benchmarks (11-1)
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)Pixtral Large
Input ($/M tokens)$0.84$2
Output ($/M tokens)$6.175$6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)$1.46
Pixtral Large$2.60

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
34 tok/s
Pixtral Large
57 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
1.26s
Pixtral Large
0.50s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.614.0
Coding Index
20.9
Math Index
88.32.3
GPQA Diamond
77.2%50.5%
MMLU-Pro
83.6%70.1%
LiveCodeBench
64.6%26.1%
AIME 2025
88.3%2.3%
MATH-500
71.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
10.1%3.6%
SciCode
39.9%29.2%
IFBench
56.5%34.5%
TerminalBench
11.4%
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)11 wins
1 winsPixtral Large

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) or Pixtral Large?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $2.17/M tokens vs $3.00/M for Pixtral Large.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Pixtral Large. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Pixtral Large generates tokens faster at 57 tok/s vs 34 tok/s. However, Pixtral Large has lower time-to-first-token (0.50s vs 1.26s).

When should I use Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) vs Pixtral Large?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Pixtral Large for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.