Mixtral 8x7B 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 26.1)
- •Mixtral 8x7B Instruct is cheaper ($0.50 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
| Mixtral 8x7B Instruct | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 26.1 | 88.8 |
| Developer | Mistral AI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | — | API only |
| Context window | — | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.50 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.70 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 36 tok/s |
| Released | December 11, 2023 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text |
| Output modalities | — | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
29.2
88.8
Humanity’s Last Exam
4.5
28.9