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Mistral Small 4 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen3.6 35B A3B leads on average score with 5.3 vs 5.1. Mistral Small 4 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.022 vs $0.051. Mistral Small 4 is faster at 1.20s vs 5.57s, with pass rates of 25.8% vs 28.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#261
Total Output Tokens
9,812
Response Time (avg)
1.20s
Total Cost
$0.022
Rank
#256
Total Output Tokens
45,905
Response Time (avg)
5.57s
Total Cost
$0.051
Recommended model Mistral Small 4

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.1 vs 5.3), while costing about 2.3x less than Qwen3.6 35B A3B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mistral Small 4 Mistral Small 4 none Release: 2026-03-16 Qwen3.6 35B A3B Qwen3.6 35B A3B none Release: 2026-04-20
Score 5.1 5.3
Rank #261 #256
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 8.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 25.8% 28.8%
Flaky tests 1 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.432 1.470
Total Cost $0.022 $0.051
Input Price $0.150 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.600 / 1M $0.900 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 104,717 93,990
Output Tokens 9,812 45,905
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 1.20s 5.57s
Response Time (max) 13.16s 39.54s
Response Time (total) 26.41s 111.32s
Parameters 119B total (6B active) 35B total (3B active)
Availability Open source Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#261 Mistral Small 4

none
Cost
$0.002
Time
10.4s
Tokens
2,370 tok

#256 Qwen3.6 35B A3B

none
Cost
$0.008
Time
30.1s
Tokens
6,317 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mistral Small 4 3.7 9.7 0.0% 0 901ms 7,636 619 0
Qwen3.6 35B A3B 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 8.77s 7,911 11,161 0

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