Can I run Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Qwen Plus 0728 cheaper on another provider?

Some models are available on inference providers like Together AI, Groq, and Fireworks AI at lower prices. Check each model's pricing page for the full provider comparison.

What is the context window difference between Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Qwen Plus 0728?

Qwen Plus 0728 has a larger context window at 997K tokens vs 65K. This matters for long documents, large codebases, and extended conversation histories.

Compare

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct vs Qwen Plus 0728

Pricing is only the shared seller matrix below. Best rates and catalog map are separate sections, so no chart is embedded in pricing. Open the calculator for the same workload on each side.

Mistral AIMixtral

Model

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

Tool calling

Best $0.650 in · $0.650 out

Context window 66K

Pricing

AlibabaQwen

Model

Qwen Plus 0728

Tool calling

Best $0.260 in · $0.780 out

Context window 998K

Pricing

Qwen Plus 0728 is 60% cheaper on input. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is 16% cheaper on output. The best choice depends on your input/output ratio.

Estimate cost

Pricing matrix

Shared sellers only. Each row is a host that lists both models. Dollar amounts are per 1M tokens. Lowest in each pair of columns is emphasized.

Provider	Mixtral 8x22B Instruct in	Mixtral 8x22B Instruct out	Qwen Plus 0728 in	Qwen Plus 0728 out
Alibaba Cloud	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fireworks AI	$1.20	$1.20	N/A	N/A
Openrouter	$0.650	$0.650	$0.260	$0.780
Vercel Ai Gateway	$1.20	$1.20	N/A	N/A

Best listed rates (this pair)

Same "best row in current pricing" logic as model pages: a compact view of the lowest input and output we show for each side. This is not the seller matrix.

Catalog map · Mistral AI · Alibaba

Each chart uses real catalog rows that include both list input and list output ($/1M). Larger green dots are the models on this comparison page; accent dots are other active models from that provider.

Mistral AI · input vs output

Scatter chart: X = input $/M, Y = output $/M. This page's models are labeled on the green dots; hover others for detail.

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Alibaba · input vs output

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Specifications

Each column header is the full model name. Tint marks the favorable value where we compute a winner.

Spec

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

Qwen Plus 0728

Context window: 65,536 tokens; 997,952 tokens
Max output tokens: N/A; 32,768 tokens
Vision: No; No
Function calling: Yes; Yes
Streaming: No; No
Release date: Apr 2024; Sep 2025

Cost calculator

Same requests, input tokens, and output tokens for both columns. Pick the provider row that matches how you buy.

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

Qwen Plus 0728

Requests / day

Input tokens

Output tokens

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

Monthly

$293

Annual

$3.6K

Qwen Plus 0728

Monthly

$0.0000

Annual

$0.0000

Save $293/month with Qwen Plus 0728

When to pick which

Short takeaways: no cards, just the points. Validate with your own workloads.

Long-context tasks
Use Qwen Plus 0728. Its 997K context window handles large codebases and documents better than 65K.
High-volume text generation
Use Mixtral 8x22B Instruct. Output tokens are 16% cheaper, which compounds significantly at scale.

Frequently asked questions

Qwen Plus 0728 is cheaper on input tokens, while Mixtral 8x22B Instruct is cheaper on output. The best choice depends on your input/output ratio.

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