Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Qwen3.6 Flash
Qwen3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 Flash leads 28.4 to 10.1.
- Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.19 / $1.13 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $2 for Mistral Medium 3.1.
- Qwen3.6 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen3.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.5 | 38.4 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 105K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.19 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $1.13 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| ALE-Bench | — | 326.4 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Flash leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336), Qwen3.6 Flash: 28.4 (#90)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 35.2% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 6.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Thematic Generalization | 20.3% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 18% |
| DTBench | — | 77.1% |
| LMCA | — | 31% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.26 |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Qwen3.6 Flash: 38.0 (#88)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 22.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 84.4% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 10.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 0% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.2 (#90)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 15.9% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140), Qwen3.6 Flash: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1476 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.1 better than Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.4 to 31.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Qwen3.6 Flash?
Qwen3.6 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.19 per million input tokens and $1.13 per million output tokens; Mistral Medium 3.1 lists at $0.40 and $2.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.1 and Qwen3.6 Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Flash has 13.