Model Comparison

Devstral Small 1.1 vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Comparing Devstral Small 1.1 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Devstral Small 1.1 and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Devstral Small 1.1 costs less

For input processing, Devstral Small 1.1 ($0.10/1M tokens) is 3.0x cheaper than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Devstral Small 1.1 ($0.30/1M tokens) costs the same as Qwen2.5 7B Instruct ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is more expensive than Devstral Small 1.1.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerMistral
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerTogether
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

16.4B diff

Devstral Small 1.1 has 16.4B more parameters than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct, making it 215.4% larger.

Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
24.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
7.6Bparameters
24.0B
Devstral Small 1.1
7.6B
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Devstral Small 1.1's 128,000 tokens. Devstral Small 1.1 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

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

Devstral Small 1.1

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Devstral Small 1.1 was released on 2025-07-11, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Devstral Small 1.1 is 10 months newer than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct.

Devstral Small 1.1

Jul 11, 2025

9 months ago

9mo newer
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

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

Provider Availability

Devstral Small 1.1 is available from Mistral AI. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is available from Together.

Devstral Small 1.1

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

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Together
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Devstral Small 1.1 vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Devstral Small 1.1 (Mistral AI) and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Devstral Small 1.1 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 53.6%. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.6%, MT-Bench: 87.5%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MBPP: 79.2%, MATH: 75.5%.
Devstral Small 1.1 is 3.0x cheaper for input tokens. Devstral Small 1.1 costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via mistral. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs $0.30/M input and $0.30/M output via together.
Devstral Small 1.1 supports 128K tokens and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 131K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.30/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Devstral Small 1.1 is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.