Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Compare Mistral Medium 3.1 by Mistral AI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by Qwen, context windows of 131K vs 66K, tested across 55 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
Mistral Medium 3.1 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct are both competitive models. Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $0.15/M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct. Context windows: 131K vs 66K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Mistral Medium 3.1 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Mistral Medium 3.1 is made by mistral while Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is from qwen. Mistral Medium 3.1 has a 131K token context window compared to Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct's 66K. On pricing, Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $0.15/M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct.
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