Mixtral 8x22B Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder Flash
Updated October 21, 2026. No benchmark has tested both models yet. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 5.7
- Output $/M
- $6.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.975
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and Epoch Capabilities Index; Qwen3 Coder Flash has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has a AA Intelligence Index result, 5.7.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3 Coder Flash
Qwen3 Coder Flash takes 1M tokens against 66K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 Coder Flash
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $0.0050, Qwen3 Coder Flash $0.0007 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct not benchmarked, Qwen3 Coder Flash not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $6.00 against Qwen3 Coder Flash $0.975 per million output tokens, 6.2x apart.
- Context window
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct takes 66K tokens, Qwen3 Coder Flash 1M.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.8% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 5.7 | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.0 | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.2% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.0% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.7% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 55.1% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 45 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
Qwen3 Coder Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 Coder Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 Coder Flash 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.
| Specification | Mistral Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 17, 2024 | September 17, 2025 |
| Context window | 66K | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.00 | $0.195 |
| Output $/Mtok | $6.00 | $0.975 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Mixtral 8x22B Instruct better than Qwen3 Coder Flash for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Flash?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $6.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Flash costs $0.195 and $0.975. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Flash?
Qwen3 Coder Flash, with 1M tokens against 66K.
Has any benchmark tested both Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Qwen3 Coder Flash?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and Epoch Capabilities Index; Qwen3 Coder Flash has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.