Mistral Small 4 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Input price
$0.15
$0.14
Output price
$0.60
$1.00
Context window
262K
262K
Throughput
150 tok/s
142 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.001
Efficiency score
90
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
MISTRAL-SMALL-
QWEN3.6-35B-A3
Chat assistant
$117.00
$162.00
RAG / long context
$234.00
$258.00
Agent / tool use
$324.00
$460.80
Efficiency score: Mistral Small 4
Across price, speed and reliability, Mistral Small 4 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Small 4 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B cheaper?+
Qwen3.6 35B A3B has the lower input price — $0.14 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, Mistral Small 4 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?+
Across price, speed and reliability, Mistral Small 4 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.