What is the difference between Mistral Devstral Medium and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Mistral Devstral Medium is developed by Mistral AI while Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is developed by Qwen. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Mistral Devstral Medium or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

It depends on your use case. Mistral Devstral Medium and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Mistral Devstral Medium cost compared to Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Mistral Devstral Medium costs $0.4/M input tokens and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking costs $0.15/M input tokens. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is $0.25/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Mistral Devstral Medium and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Mistral Devstral Medium and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Sep 2025

Mistral Devstral MediumvsQwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is cheaper than Mistral Devstral Medium at $0.15/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.

Mistral Devstral Medium and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking compared across 54 shared prompts
Spec	Mistral Devstral Medium	Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input price	$0.4/M tokens	$0.15/M tokens
Output price	$2/M tokens	$1.5/M tokens
Context window	—	66K tokens
Weights	—	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Jul 2025	Sep 2025