Which is cheaper, Magistral Medium (latest) or Qwen Max?

Qwen Max, at $2.41 per million tokens against $12 for Magistral Medium (latest), three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Magistral Medium (latest): $12 at Eden AI. Qwen Max: $2.41 at Alibaba Cloud (China).

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. One provider sells both: Eden AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.

Which holds more context?

Magistral Medium (latest), at 128k tokens against 33k.

Magistral Medium (latest) vs Qwen Max.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Magistral Medium (latest) takes 3 of 5 rounds against Qwen Max. Qwen Max counters on price: $2.41 per million tokens against $12, for 33k context instead of 128k.

Mistral AIwins 3 rounds

Magistral Medium (latest)

$12/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Eden AI · $1.35 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling · open weights

Eden AI ↗

Alibaba Cloud

Qwen Max

$2.41/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.29 per 1,000 pages

33k context · tool calling

Alibaba Cloud (China) ↗

List price in (lower wins)

$2/M

$1.60/M

List price out (lower wins)

$5/M

$6.40/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

$12/M at Eden AI

$2.41/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)

Standard price (lower wins)

$11/M

$11.20/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$1.35

$0.29

Context

128k tokens

33k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

not stated

Reads images

Reasoning

yes

Released

17 Mar 2025

3 Apr 2024

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

not stated

Providers selling both · 1

Eden AI$12 / $7.28

Magistral Medium (latest) then Qwen Max, per million tokens

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Magistral Medium (latest) or Qwen Max?: Qwen Max, at $2.41 per million tokens against $12 for Magistral Medium (latest), three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Magistral Medium (latest): $12 at Eden AI. Qwen Max: $2.41 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. One provider sells both: Eden AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
Which holds more context?: Magistral Medium (latest), at 128k tokens against 33k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.