Pixtral-12B vs Qwen3.5-9B Comparison

Comparing Pixtral-12B and Qwen3.5-9B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Pixtral-12B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.5-9B is better at 1 benchmark (IFEval).

Qwen3.5-9B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-9B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

3.4B diff

Pixtral-12B has 3.4B more parameters than Qwen3.5-9B, making it 37.8% larger.

Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
12.4Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-9B
9.0Bparameters
12.4B
Pixtral-12B
9.0B
Qwen3.5-9B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Pixtral-12B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Pixtral-12B specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-9B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Pixtral-12B and Qwen3.5-9B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.5-9B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3.5-9B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17, while Qwen3.5-9B was released on 2026-03-02.

Qwen3.5-9B is 18 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

1.5 years ago

Qwen3.5-9B

Mar 2, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.5yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.5-9B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher IFEval score (91.5% vs 61.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-9B