Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Mistral Medium 3.5 and Qwen3.8 Max, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersQwen3.8 Max wins on Terminal-Bench, on intelligence and on context window.
Price
Tied
Terminal-Bench
Qwen3.8 Max
Intelligence
Qwen3.8 Max
Context window
Qwen3.8 Max
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersMistral Medium 3.5 wins
- Cheaper input ($1.50 vs $1.65 /1M)
- Higher max output (262K vs 131K)
Qwen3.8 Max wins
- Cheaper output ($7.50 vs $4.95 /1M)
- Larger context window (262K vs 1M)
- More serving providers (4 vs 10)
- Supports prompt caching
- Has web search
Cheaper overall
Qwen3.8 Max
$1.65 + $4.95 /1M
Larger context
Qwen3.8 Max
1M
More providers
Qwen3.8 Max
10 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $1.50via Mistral best | $1.65via DeepInfra |
| Output $/1M | $7.50via Mistral | $4.95via DeepInfra best |
| Context window | 262K | 1M best |
| Max output | 262K best | 131K |
| Serving providers | 4 | 10 best |
| Date | Released Apr 30, 2026 | Released Aug 3, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Mistral Medium 3.5 | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 14.2 | 40.1 best |
| Terminal-Bench | 51% | 81% best |
| GPQA Diamond | 75% | 93% best |
| Output speed | 167 t/s best | 41 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | 2.21s best | 2.57s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Mistral Medium 3.5
via OpenRouter
$15
Qwen3.8 Max
via Scx AI
$13
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | — | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | — | ✓ |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.5 or Qwen3.8 Max?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is cheaper for input ($1.50 vs $1.65 per 1M tokens) from Mistral. Qwen3.8 Max is cheaper for output ($7.50 vs $4.95 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra.
What is the context window difference between Mistral Medium 3.5 and Qwen3.8 Max?
Mistral Medium 3.5 has a 262K-token context window and Qwen3.8 Max has 1M tokens, so Qwen3.8 Max can take a larger prompt.
How do Mistral Medium 3.5 and Qwen3.8 Max compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Qwen3.8 Max leads on Terminal-Bench, and Qwen3.8 Max leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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