Model Comparison 2026

Devstral 2 vs Qwen3 235B A22B

Devstral 2
Mistral · Balanced · Open weights
$0.88/1M · 262K ctx
Qwen3 235B A22B
Alibaba (Qwen) · Budget · Open weights
$0.09/1M · 262K ctx

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Output Quality
Correctness and depth of what it produces
Agentic Ability
Tool calls, instruction-following, and multi-step tasks
Speed
Tokens per second and time-to-first-token
Value for $
How much capability you get per dollar
Reliability
Consistent results — fewer refusals, loops, and format breaks

Specs & Pricing, Side by Side

Spec
Devstral 2
Qwen3 235B
Maker
Mistral
Alibaba (Qwen)
Blended price / 1M
$0.88
$0.09
Input / output
$0.40 in · $2.00 out / 1M tokens
$0.09 in · $0.10 out / 1M tokens
Context window
262K
262K
Open weights
Yes
Yes
Tool use
Yes
Yes
Reasoning
No
No
Output Quality
7.8
8.0
Agentic Ability
8.6
8.0
Speed
8.2
8.2
Value for $
8.8
10.0
Reliability
8.7
8.8

Pricing and capabilities synced from the OpenRouter catalogue. Scores are editorial (0–10).

Verdict: Devstral 2 or Qwen3 235B?

Updated 2026-06-22

Choose Devstral 2 if you want dedicated open-weight coding agents. Choose Qwen3 235B A22B if you want self-hosted or ultra-cheap open-weight agents.

In our editorial scoring, Qwen3 235B A22B leads in 3 of five dimensions (output quality, value for $ and reliability), while Devstral 2 leads in 1. On price, Devstral 2 runs about $0.88 per 1M tokens (blended) and is open-weight; Qwen3 235B A22B is about $0.09 and open-weight.

Where Devstral 2 falls short
  • Narrower than a general model
  • Behind frontier on hard reasoning
Full Devstral 2 breakdown →
Where Qwen3 235B falls short
  • Behind frontier models on quality
  • Needs real GPUs to self-host well
Full Qwen3 235B breakdown →

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