Model Comparison

Devstral Small 1.1 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Devstral Small 1.1 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Devstral Small 1.1 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct — which is better?

Devstral Small 1.1 (by Mistral AI) and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Choose Devstral Small 1.1 if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025

Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Devstral Small 1.1 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

49.4B diff

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has 49.4B more parameters than Devstral Small 1.1, making it 205.8% larger.

Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
24.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
73.4Bparameters
24.0B
Devstral Small 1.1
73.4B
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Devstral Small 1.1 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Devstral Small 1.1 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Devstral Small 1.1 does not.

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Devstral Small 1.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Devstral Small 1.1 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Devstral Small 1.1

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Devstral Small 1.1 was released on 2025-07-11, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.

Devstral Small 1.1 is 11 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Devstral Small 1.1

Jul 11, 2025

1.0 years ago

10mo newer
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Aug 29, 2024

1.9 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-06-30, while Devstral Small 1.1's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct's training data extends to 2023-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Devstral Small 1.1's cutoff date.

Devstral Small 1.1

—

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

Jun 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Devstral Small 1.1 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Devstral Small 1.1
✓ Preferred
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
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Feature
Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Devstral Small 1.1 vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.

Which is better, Devstral Small 1.1 or Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Devstral Small 1.1 (Mistral AI) and Qwen2-VL-72B-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.

How does Devstral Small 1.1 compare to Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct in benchmarks?

Devstral Small 1.1 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 53.6%. Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.5%, VCR_en_easy: 91.9%, ChartQA: 88.3%, OCRBench: 87.7%, MMBench: 86.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Devstral Small 1.1 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Devstral Small 1.1 supports 128K tokens and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Devstral Small 1.1 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Devstral Small 1.1 and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct?

Devstral Small 1.1 is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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