Mistral Large 3 vs Qwen3-Max
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
Mistral Large 3 comes from Mistral and Qwen3-Max from Alibaba. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
Mistral Large 3 is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $0.50 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | Mistral Large 3 | Qwen3-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral | Alibaba |
| Model ID | mistral-large-2512 | qwen3-max |
| Context window | 256K | 256K |
| Max output | 8K | 80K |
| Input price | $0.50 / 1M tokens | $1.20 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $1.50 / 1M tokens | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text, image, file, audio | text |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | Free | Premium |
Which should you use?
Pick Mistral Large 3 when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $0.50 / 1M tokens versus $1.20 / 1M tokens.
- You need image and file and audio input, which the other model does not accept.
- You are on the free plan — this model is included without an upgrade.
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Try both on Clade
You do not have to choose. One Clade subscription gives you Mistral Large 3, Qwen3-Max, and every other model on the platform.