Mistral Small 3 vs Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)

Mistral Small 3 vs Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MistralMistral Small 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.70
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
11.20
Total cost
$329
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.

MetricMistral Small 3Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)6.711.2+67.2% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 67.2% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$328.86— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.99s43.21s+260.4% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 260.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.05 / $0.08$0.14 / $0.20
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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