Qwen3 Coder Next vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B
At a Glance
| Compare | Qwen3 Coder NextQwen | Mistral Medium 3.5 128BMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $0.12Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026 | Not reported |
| Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | $0.80Openrouter ↗ · Oct 19, 2026 | Not reported |
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 262K | 262K |
| Model facts checked | Aug 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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Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Qwen3-Coder-Next | Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Qwen | Mistral AI |
| Family | Qwen3 Coder Next | Mistral Medium 3 5 128b |
| Model | Qwen3-Coder-Next | Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B |
| Version | Qwen3-Coder-Next | Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-02-02 | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Total parameters | 79.7B | 127.7B |
| Active parameters | 3B | Unknown |
| License | apache-2.0 | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Unknown |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) | Unknown |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
Qwen3 Coder Next Capabilities
Mistral Medium 3.5 128B Capabilities
Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Qwen3 Coder Next vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B FAQs
Is Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3 Coder Next 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 Coder Next or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+
Only Qwen3 Coder Next has a directly sourced input price: $0.12 per million tokens. Only Qwen3 Coder Next has a directly sourced output price: $0.80 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+
Both models have the same sourced context window: 262,144 tokens each.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Qwen3 Coder Next or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same sourced self-hosting status: supported. Qwen3 Coder Next is open weight; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is open weight.
Can Qwen3 Coder Next and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B understand images?+
Qwen3 Coder Next is not 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 Coder Next 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 Coder Next and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B support reasoning and tool use?+
Qwen3 Coder Next: tool calling. 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 Coder Next or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+
Qwen3 Coder Next has 2 sourced provider routes; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B has 0, so Qwen3 Coder Next has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Qwen3 Coder Next 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.