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Mistral AI
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Qwen
Qwen

Mistral Small 2603 vs Qwen3.5-27B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Mistral Small 2603 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Qwen3.5-27B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Mistral Small 2603
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5-27B
Context Window
Qwen3.5-27B
Speed
Qwen3.5-27B

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMistral Small 2603Qwen3.5-27BWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.15$0.20 Mistral Small 2603
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.60$1.56 Mistral Small 2603
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.01$0.27 Mistral Small 2603
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Mistral Small 2603 is 51% cheaper overall.

Mistral Small 2603 Providers

No provider data available

Qwen3.5-27B Providers

No provider data available

Benchmark Comparison

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Mistral Small 2603 Wins
0
Qwen3.5-27B Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMistral Small 2603Qwen3.5-27BWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-37.2-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-33.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-84.2-
Qwen3.5-27B significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Mistral Small 2603
N/A
tokens
Qwen3.5-27B
262,144
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricMistral Small 2603Qwen3.5-27BWinner
Tokens/secondN/A92.5 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A1.31s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMistral Small 2603Qwen3.5-27B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMistral Small 2603Qwen3.5-27B
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorMistral AIQwen
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

Mistral Small 2603 Modalities

Input
Output

Qwen3.5-27B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mistral Small 2603 has cheaper input pricing at $0.15/M tokens. Mistral Small 2603 has cheaper output pricing at $0.60/M tokens.
Qwen3.5-27B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 33.4, compared to Mistral Small 2603's score of N/A.
Mistral Small 2603 has a unknown token context window, while Qwen3.5-27B has a 262,144 token context window.
Mistral Small 2603 does not support vision. Qwen3.5-27B supports vision.