Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)

Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.5 4B (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 4 (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
11.30
Total cost
$42.5
AlibabaQwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.10
Total cost
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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 4 (Reasoning)Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.313.1+15.9% Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) is 15.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$42.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.50s170.08s+1073.0% Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) is 1073.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.60$0.03 / $0.15
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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