Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral or Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Mistral Large 4 Preview scores 22.8 points higher (38.4 vs 15.6) but costs 2.4× as much to run the benchmark ($1608 vs $661; both premium class). Pick Mistral Large 4 Preview when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning).
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.4 | 15.6 | −59.4% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 59.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,607.86 | $661.29 | −58.9% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 58.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 23.90s | 21.36s | −10.6% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 10.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.36 / $4.18 | $0.40 / $3.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview: 59.4% less intelligence, 58.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 10.6% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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