Mistral Large 4 (Medium) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: Mistral Large 4 (Medium) by Mistral or Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-29.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Large 4 (Medium)
Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs Mistral Large 4 (Medium): 13.0% less intelligence, 155.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 (Medium) | Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 23.1 | 20.1 | −13.0% Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) is 13.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $936.36 | $2,390.04 | +155.2% Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) is 2.6× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 73.16s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.70 / $2.10 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Large 4 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.30 for $718.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.50 for $1124.
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