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Mistral Medium 3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Mistral Medium 3 leads Qwen3 30B A3B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 9.0 to 7.6, and Qwen3 30B A3B costs 4.0x less per output token ($0.50 vs $2.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 46 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Mistral Medium 3 Replace Qwen3 30B A3B
Mistral Medium 3Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$2.00
34
Qwen3 30B A3BQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
38.2
Output $/M
$0.50
12
vs boards won of 46 shared

Mistral Medium 3 or Qwen3 30B A3B: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Mistral Medium 3 for a larger context window (131K against 41K tokens) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model AMistral Medium 3Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 30B A3BQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
46
Mistral Medium 3 only
11
Qwen3 30B A3B only
6
Like-for-like categories
8 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Mistral Medium 3 not benchmarked, Qwen3 30B A3B not benchmarked.
Widest category
Math, 21.5 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
AA Math Index: Mistral Medium 3 30.3 against Qwen3 30B A3B 72.3, 42.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Mistral Medium 3 $2.00 against Qwen3 30B A3B $0.50 per million output tokens, 4.0x apart.
Context window
Mistral Medium 3 takes 131K tokens, Qwen3 30B A3B 41K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryMistral Medium 3BarsQwen3 30B A3BTies
Coding22
Intelligence11
Agentic work01
Reasoning32
Math04
Knowledge41
Web design50
General191
All shared boards3412
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index22
Coding benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)40.0%50.6%Qwen3 30B A3B
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)3.8%6.8%Qwen3 30B A3B
WeirdMLNot measured29.8%Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured
LMArena Text: coding13851337Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: software and IT13851340Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
Intelligence benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
AA Intelligence Index9.07.6Mistral Medium 3
Epoch Capabilities Index134.0137.3Qwen3 30B A3B
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
τ²-Bench Telecom24.3%26.0%Qwen3 30B A3B
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
Reasoning benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)57.8%61.6%Qwen3 30B A3B
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.1%6.2%Qwen3 30B A3B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured61.7%Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13641314Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: expert13421314Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13741329Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision: diagrams1155Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: homework1165Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
AA Math Index30.372.3Qwen3 30B A3B
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)30.3%72.3%Qwen3 30B A3B
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured62.8%Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured
LMArena Text: math13531355Qwen3 30B A3B
LMArena Text: mathematical work13541363Qwen3 30B A3B
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index41
Knowledge benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)76.0%77.7%Qwen3 30B A3B
LMArena Text: science13811321Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13811318Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: legal and government13841314Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: business and finance13521309Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
Web design benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
Design Arena: websites1079955Mistral Medium 3
Design Arena: UI components1024946Mistral Medium 3
Design Arena: game dev1018899Mistral Medium 3
Design Arena: data viz1034967Mistral Medium 3
Design Arena: 3D1084Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1069942Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index191
General benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
IFBench39.3%41.5%Qwen3 30B A3B
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)31.3%0.0%Mistral Medium 3
DTBench62.3%60.3%Mistral Medium 3
LMCANot measured15.8%Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured40.6%Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured75.3%Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured
LMArena Text13701317Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: instruction following13381283Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: creative writing13431271Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision1157Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Text: English13851335Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: non-English13531295Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Chinese13741347Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: German13771307Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Japanese13161254Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Korean13041261Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: French13681352Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Spanish13641317Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Russian13591291Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Polish13711299Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: multi-turn13841307Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: longer queries13601312Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: writing and language13521290Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13351258Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision: English1172Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: Chinese1161Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: reading text1154Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: humor1145Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: captioning1094Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing things1141Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing1146Not measuredOnly Mistral Medium 3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
BenchmarkMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3BLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Mistral Medium 3$0.0014Fits in one request
Qwen3 30B A3B$0.0004Fits in one request

Qwen3 30B A3B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Mistral Medium 3$0.026Fits in one request
Qwen3 30B A3B$0.0075Exceeds the context window

Qwen3 30B A3B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Mistral Medium 3$0.100Exceeds the context window
Qwen3 30B A3B$0.029Exceeds the context window

Qwen3 30B A3B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Mistral Medium 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B
SpecificationMistral Medium 3Qwen3 30B A3B
MakerMistral AIQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedMay 7, 2025April 28, 2025
Context window131K41K
Input $/Mtok$0.40$0.12
Output $/Mtok$2.00$0.50
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Mistral Medium 3 better than Qwen3 30B A3B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mistral Medium 3 for a larger context window (131K against 41K tokens) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3 or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0.12 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Medium 3 or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Mistral Medium 3, with 131K tokens against 41K.

How many benchmarks is the Mistral Medium 3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B comparison based on?

46 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Mistral Medium 3's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 30B A3B's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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