Model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Large 4 costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Max Preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 4 scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 8 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 57.6 to 36.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 27.4% for Mistral Large 4 and 74.1% for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
- Mistral Large 4 is cheaper at $0.68 / $2.09 per million input/output tokens, against $1.30 / $7.80 for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2026-10-06 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.68 | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.09 | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | 1482 |
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | 1471 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | 74.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1457 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |
Math Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | 1465 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1478 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | 1487 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1445 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1438 |
Long Context Too close to call
Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index. Mistral Large 4 costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Max Preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 4 or Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Mistral Large 4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.68 per million input tokens and $2.09 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Max Preview lists at $1.30 and $7.80.
Is Mistral Large 4 or Qwen3.6 Max Preview better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (48.6 vs 48.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.