Qwen3.6 27B vs Mistral Small 4: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Qwen3.6 27B and Mistral Small 4 releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.
- For intelligence, Qwen3.6 27B scores highest: Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 22, against Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 11 for Mistral Small 4.
- For output speed, Mistral Small 4 is fastest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 163 t/s, against Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) at 58 t/s for Qwen3.6 27B.
- For cost per task, Mistral Small 4 is cheapest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at $0.05, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at $0.62 for Qwen3.6 27B.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) |  Alibaba | 22 | 22 | 18 | 24 | - | 24 | 32 | $0.62 | $0.9 | $0.60 | $3.60 | - | $1,145 | 32k | 19k | 164M | 57 | 3.68s | 103.35s | 112.13s | 505.04s | 27.8B | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |    +2 | |||
| Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.9 | $0.60 | $3.60 | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 3.63s | 3.63s | 12.19s | - | 27.8B | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |  +2 | |||
| Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) |  Mistral | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | - | 17 | 18 | $0.05 | $0.2 | $0.15 | $0.60 | - | $79 | 14k | 9k | 54M | 163 | 0.77s | 13.01s | 16.07s | 96.08s | 119B 6.5B active at inference time | 256k | Mar 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||
| Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) | Mistral | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.15 | $0.60 | - | - | - | - | - | 152 | 0.75s | 0.75s | 4.03s | - | 119B 6.5B active at inference time | 256k | Mar 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||