Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral or Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Large 4 Preview
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Mistral Large 4 Preview: 47.4% less intelligence, 25.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 41.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.4 | 20.2 | −47.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 47.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,607.86 | $2,022.49 | +25.8% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 25.8% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 23.67s | 13.95s | −41.1% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 41.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.36 / $4.18 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
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.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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