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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Mistral Large 3 2512 (Mistral AI) and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, Mistral Large 3 2512 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#72 vs #74); Mistral Large 3 2512 is 1.3× cheaper per output token ($0.75/1M vs $1.00/1M); and Qwen3.6 35B A3B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Large 3 2512 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #72 against #74 (60.9 vs 60.8 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.75/1M output tokens against $1.00/1M, about 1.3× cheaper.

Choose Qwen3.6 35B A3B if…

  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.15/1M against $0.25/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3.6 35B A3B ships open weights while Mistral Large 3 2512 is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 9 listed API providers against 1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.6 35B A3B was listed 27 April 2026, Mistral Large 3 2512 1 December 2025.

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Large 3 2512 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
FieldMistral Large 3 2512Mistral AIQwen3.6 35B A3BQwen
ModelCap Index position#72#74
Index score60.960.8
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.25$0.15
Output price / 1M tokens$0.75$1.00
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens210K236K
API providers listed19
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, FileText, Image, Video
First listed1 December 202527 April 2026
PublisherMistral AIQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Large 3 2512 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B has a published result
BoardMistral Large 3 2512Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14691464–1474—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—18.2intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecifiedOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—95.3%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)":reasoning=trueOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—22.2%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)":reasoning=trueOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: common questions

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 better than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Mistral Large 3 2512 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #72 against #74. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 cheaper than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Mistral Large 3 2512 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.75/1M against $1.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.25/1M for Mistral Large 3 2512 and $0.15/1M for Qwen3.6 35B A3B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.88 for Mistral Large 3 2512 versus $0.80 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B. Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs 8.6% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Mistral Large 3 2512 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B open-weight models?

Mistral Large 3 2512: API only. Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Mistral Large 3 2512 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Mistral Large 3 2512 and 9 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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