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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 input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Supports vision

Qwen3 Coder Next wins:

  • 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

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

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
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Pixtral 12B has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Pixtral 12B has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
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.