Model Comparison

Pixtral Large
vs. Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · Mistral, Alibaba

Recommended Pick

Alibaba logoQwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct17 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Input price, Throughput

Best Value

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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

100.0 value score

43.5 reasoning / $3.00/1M

Lowest Price

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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

$1.50/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

43.5 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct is 1.3x cheaper on input tokens than Pixtral Large.

Reasoning gap

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct leads Pixtral Large by 22.8 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct wins 17 measurable categories, including Value, Input price, Throughput, Reasoning.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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Pixtral Large

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TTFT

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Cost

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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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Full Comparison

Metric
Mistral logoPixtral Large
Mistral
Top Pick
Alibaba logoQwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Alibaba
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$2.00/1M$1.50/1M
Output Cost$6.00/1M$7.50/1M
Blended (3:1)$3.00/1M$3.00/1M
Specifications
OrganizationMistralAlibaba
Release DateNov 18, 2024Jul 22, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput76.5 tok/s
TTFT1647ms
Latency1647ms
Composite Indices
Value Score47.7100.0
Reasoning Score20.743.5
Intelligence8.118.0
Math2.339.3
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA50.5%61.8%
MMLU Pro70.1%78.8%
HLE3.6%4.4%
LiveCodeBench26.1%58.5%
MATH 50071.4%94.2%
AIME 20252.3%39.3%
AIME (Original)7.0%47.7%
SciCode29.2%35.9%
LCR10.3%42.3%
IFBench34.5%40.5%
TAU-bench v236.5%43.6%
TerminalBench Hard18.9%

Key Takeaways

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct offers the best value at $1.50/1M,making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct has the strongest reasoning profile with a 43.5 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens,suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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Pixtral Large

  • General-purpose AI
  • Versatile applications
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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis