Mistral Medium 3 vs Qwen3 235B
Qwen3 235B costs 52% less at typical usage ($0.39 vs $0.80 per 1M tokens). Qwen3 235B scores higher on 4 of 11 tasks.
| Spec | Mistral Medium 3 | Qwen3 235B |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $0.40 | $0.22 |
| Output /1M | $2.00 | $0.88 |
| Typical /1M | $0.80 | $0.39 |
| Context window | 128k | 256k |
| Speed | Fast | Brisk |
| Privacy | Strong | Self-host |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
Mistral Medium 3
Steady since we started tracking (Jul 13, 2026)
Qwen3 235B
Steady since we started tracking (Jul 13, 2026)
Quality by task
Coding83/86
Agents80/84
Reasoning84/88
Writing84/83
Chat86/84
Classify84/84
Extract84/84
Summarize85/85
Translate88/88
Vision82/30
General83/84
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