# Pixtral Large vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B

> Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/pixtral-large-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 28.0 to 21.7.
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is cheaper at $0.25 / $1.49 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 32.2 | 37.6 |
| Rank | 259 | 201 |
| Context | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/M | $2 | $0.25 |
| Output $/M | $6 | $1.49 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.2 (#196)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.5% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 22.1 (#134)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |

## Reasoning

- Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 28.0 (#109)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.8% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| DTBench | — | 73.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.93 |

## Math

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 38.9 (#121)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |

## Knowledge

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.3 (#68)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |

## Multimodal

- Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1089 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
- Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 988 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Pixtral Large better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Pixtral Large or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $1.49 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.6 35B-A3B does, with 262K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Pixtral Large and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Pixtral Large has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.