Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 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 39.1)
- •Qwen3.6 Max is cheaper ($1.04 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3.6 Max has a larger context window (262K)
| Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 39.1 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Mistral AI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $2.00 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $6.00 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 36 tok/s |
| Released | April 17, 2024 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
33.2
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
4.1
28.9