Mistral Small 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 40.3)
- •Mistral Small is cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •Mistral Small is faster
| Mistral Small | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 40.3 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Mistral AI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | — | API only |
| Context window | — | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.20 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.60 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 134 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | February 26, 2024 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text |
| Output modalities | — | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Mistral Small
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
38.1
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
4.4
28.9