Mistral Large 3 vs Qwen3.6 Max
Mistral AI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 58.3)
- •Mistral Large 3 is cheaper ($0.50 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Mistral Large 3 is faster
| Mistral Large 3 | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 58.3 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Mistral AI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.50 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.50 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 54 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | December 2, 2025 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | 675B (41B active) | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Mistral Large 3
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
68
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
4.1
28.9