Mistral Small 4 is the next major release in the Mistral Small family, unifying the capabilities of several flagship Mistral models into a single system. It combines strong reasoning from...
Model details →Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos. Its Thinking variant enhances reasoning in STEM, math, and complex tasks. It excels...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 262K | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.15 | $0.20 | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.60 | $2.40 | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) better than Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Input: $0.15 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.60 vs $2.40 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) supports up to 262K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support tool calling?
Mistral: Mistral Small 4 (batch): yes. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: yes.