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Pixtral 12B vs Qwen3 Coder Next

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Pixtral 12B wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Supports vision

Qwen3 Coder Next wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Pixtral 12B
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3 Coder Next
Context Window
Qwen3 Coder Next
Speed
Qwen3 Coder Next

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricPixtral 12BQwen3 Coder NextWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.15$0.12 Qwen3 Coder Next
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.15$0.75 Pixtral 12B
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.06 Qwen3 Coder Next
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Pixtral 12B is 46% cheaper overall.

Pixtral 12B Providers

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Qwen3 Coder Next Providers

No provider data available

Benchmark Comparison

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Pixtral 12B Wins
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Qwen3 Coder Next Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkPixtral 12BQwen3 Coder NextWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-28.3-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-22.9-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-73.7-
Qwen3 Coder Next significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Pixtral 12B
128,000
tokens
Qwen3 Coder Next
262,144
tokens
Qwen3 Coder Next has a 51% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricPixtral 12BQwen3 Coder NextWinner
Tokens/secondN/A146.1 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A0.91s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePixtral 12BQwen3 Coder Next
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPixtral 12BQwen3 Coder Next
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMistral AIQwen
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

Pixtral 12B Modalities

Input
Output

Qwen3 Coder Next Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Coder Next has cheaper input pricing at $0.12/M tokens. Pixtral 12B has cheaper output pricing at $0.15/M tokens.
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 22.9, compared to Pixtral 12B's score of N/A.
Pixtral 12B has a 128,000 token context window, while Qwen3 Coder Next has a 262,144 token context window.
Pixtral 12B supports vision. Qwen3 Coder Next does not support vision.