Compare/Mixtral 8x7B Instruct vs Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Mixtral 8x7B InstructvsQwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Mixtral 8x7B Instruct

Input
$0.45/M
Output
$0.7/M
Speed
TTFT
Alibaba

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.18/M
Output
$0.7/M
Speed
63 tok/s
TTFT
1.28s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Benchmarks (1-10)
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMixtral 8x7B InstructQwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.45$0.18
Output ($/M tokens)$0.7$0.7
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct$0.52
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)$0.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
63 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
1.28s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
2.45.1
Coding Index
Math Index
24.3
GPQA Diamond
29.2%45.2%
MMLU-Pro
38.7%64.3%
LiveCodeBench
6.6%20.2%
AIME 2025
24.3%
MATH-500
29.9%82.8%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.5%2.8%
SciCode
2.8%16.8%
IFBench
28.6%
TerminalBench
2.3%
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct1 wins
10 winsQwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mixtral 8x7B Instruct or Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.31/M tokens vs $0.51/M for Mixtral 8x7B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Mixtral 8x7B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 63 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Mixtral 8x7B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.28s).

When should I use Mixtral 8x7B Instruct vs Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.