Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking. 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 Max ThinkingNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
21.30
Total cost
-
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 Max ThinkingDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.321.3+88.5% Qwen3 Max Thinking is 88.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$42.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.50sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.60—
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