AI Index

Mistral Large 4vsQwen3.8 Max

Both language models, compared at each maker’s own API list prices. Every figure links to its source.

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Every model priced for the same request
Prompt per request
Cache hits

8,000 tokens in, 2,000 out

Mistral Large 4 on Mistral AI APIQwen3.8 Max on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
Rate appliedBase rateBase rate
Inputper 1M tokens$0.70 $1.65
Cache readper 1M tokens$0.070 $0.206
Outputper 1M tokens$2.10 $4.951
Cost per request$0.0098$0.0231
Per 1,000 requests$9.80$23.10

Every model is priced for the same request at its maker’s own list prices (each with its source and date), so bold marks the cheapest. A model that can’t serve the request is named, not ranked; a condition its seller doesn’t price says which rate was used.

Cost per request as prompts grow

2K tokens out, list price on each maker’s API.

0$0.20$0.40$0.600250K500K750K1Mprompt tokens per request8KMistral Large 4$0.0098 at 8KQwen3.8 Max$0.0231 at 8K
  • Mistral Large 4 · Mistral AI API
  • Qwen3.8 Max · Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

Where each stands among all scored models

Each line runs from the lowest to the highest score on the board; the tick is the median.

Epoch Capabilities Index#45 vs #27 of 118Qwen3.8 Max: 157.4Mistral Large 4: 154.7LMArena Text#73 vs #19 of 163Qwen3.8 Max: 1,482Mistral Large 4: 1,432LMArena Text · Coding#57 vs #23 of 163Qwen3.8 Max: 1,525Mistral Large 4: 1,496LMArena Vision#30 vs #9 of 89Qwen3.8 Max: 1,313Mistral Large 4: 1,272
  • Mistral Large 4
  • Qwen3.8 Max

Key differences

Mistral Large 4Qwen3.8 Max
InputMaker’s official API · global · USD
$0.70 / 1M tokens Mistral pricing · as of Nov 1, 2026
$1.65 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
OutputMaker’s official API · global · USD
$2.10 / 1M tokens Mistral pricing · as of Nov 1, 2026
$4.951 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
Input modalities
Text, Image Mistral Large 4 · as of Nov 4, 2026
Text, Image, Video Qwen3.8 Max model · as of Nov 1, 2026
Cache readMaker’s official API · global · USD
$0.070 / 1M tokens Mistral pricing · as of Nov 1, 2026
$0.206 / 1M tokens Qwen3.8 Max model · as of Nov 1, 2026

These differences use verified vendor specifications or each maker’s official API on the same region, currency, meter and billing conditions. Different conditions remain side by side in the full table; they do not establish which model is cheaper. Declared features describe support, not measured quality or a recommendation. Missing evidence does not mean a feature is unsupported.

Full comparison

Mistral Large 4 Mistral AI Qwen3.8 Max Alibaba Qwen
Overview
ReleasedOct 6, 2026 Aug 2, 2026
Open weights— —
Specs
Context1M 1M
Max inputNot stated 991.81K
Max output262.14K 131.07K
Input modalitiesText, Image Text, Image, Video
Output modalitiesText Text
ReasoningYes Yes
Reasoning effortsNot stated low, medium, xhigh
Reasoning can be offNot stated Yes
Max thinking budgetNot stated 262.14K
Tool useYes Yes
Structured outputYes Yes
Pricing · per 1M tokens
Input price$0.70 $1.65
Output price$2.10 $4.951
Cache read price$0.070 $0.206Also priced under other conditions: Explicit cache
Cache write price— $2.063Explicit cache
Blended price (3 input : 1 output)$1.05 $2.47525
Cited scores
Epoch Capabilities Index154.7 157.4
LMArena Text1,432 1,482
LMArena Text · Coding1,496 1,525
LMArena Vision1,272 1,313
LMArena Text · Chinese1,489 1,538
Epoch AI · GPQA Diamond— 92.7% xhigh effort
Epoch AI · FrontierMath Tiers 1–3— 74.7% xhigh effort

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Model details and sources

Cited scores