Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B

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Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v4.4#24 of 5750.5 score · 1/3 sources · single-source provisional · missing LiveBench, ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 16.8–83.5UnrankedNot in the 57-model eligible cohort
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.45Deepinfra ↗ · Oct 19, 2026Not reported
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$3.00Deepinfra ↗ · Oct 19, 2026Not reported
Context windowMaximum documented tokens262K262K
Model facts checkedAug 28, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

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BenchmarkQwen3.5-397B-A17BMistral-Medium-3.5-128B
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-10-15-a64ca3b12b6e · arena_rating · leader1,437.72100% of row best · rating · qwen3.5-397b-a17b; 95% CI [1434.65086689, 1440.78699055]; votes 93567; rank 811,420.9799% of row best · rating · mistral-medium-3.5; 95% CI [1414.59009121, 1427.34230551]; votes 11778; rank 112
LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-10-09-a64ca3b12b6e · arena_rating · leader1,262.52100% of row best · rating · qwen3.5-397b-a17b; 95% CI [1257.19517602, 1267.83577721]; votes 32058; rank 541,223.0897% of row best · rating · mistral-medium-3.5; 95% CI [1213.57754699, 1232.58266173]; votes 5375; rank 82
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above2 benchmark winsNo overall winner0 benchmark winsNo overall winner

Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldQwen3.5-397B-A17BMistral-Medium-3.5-128B
DeveloperQwenMistral AI
FamilyQwen3 5 397b A17bMistral Medium 3 5 128b
ModelQwen3.5-397B-A17BMistral-Medium-3.5-128B
VersionQwen3.5-397B-A17BMistral-Medium-3.5-128B
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2026-02-15Unknown
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window262K262K
Total parameters403.4B127.7B
Active parameters17BUnknown
Licenseapache-2.0other
Open weightsYesYes
API availableYesUnknown
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessDeepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard)Unknown
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolschat, generation, reasoning, tools

Qwen3.5 397B A17B Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers4
Canonical IDQwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers0
Canonical IDmistralai/Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B

Primary Evidence

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Questions

Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B FAQs

Is Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a directly sourced input price: $0.45 per million tokens. Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a directly sourced output price: $3.00 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

Both models have the same sourced context window: 262,144 tokens each.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.

Can Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same sourced self-hosting status: supported. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is open weight; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is open weight.

Can Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B understand images?+

Qwen3.5 397B A17B is documented with image input; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

Neither model has a sourced maximum output in this comparison, so a larger limit cannot be determined.

Do Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B support reasoning and tool use?+

Qwen3.5 397B A17B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

Qwen3.5 397B A17B has 4 sourced provider routes; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B has 0, so Qwen3.5 397B A17B has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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