Magistral Small 1.2 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Magistral Small 1.2 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MistralMagistral Small 1.2Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.60
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
18.20
Total cost
$896
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricMagistral Small 1.2Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.618.2+111.6% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 2.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$896.39— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)28.55s46.08s+61.4% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 61.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.50 / $1.50$0.38 / $2.25
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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