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LongCat-2.5 vs Pixtral-12B

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -2.2. Pixtral-12B is 3.5x cheaper per token.

Meituan · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LongCat-2.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -2.2, ranking #20 overall.

On price, Pixtral-12B is roughly 3.5x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

LongCat-2.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose LongCat-2.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #20 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose Pixtral-12B

  • cost matters — it's about 3.5x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LongCat-2.5
Meituan
Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
50.0
#20
-2.2
#377
Reasoning
48.3
#21
-4.5
#379
Coding
38.6
#27
-2.7
#286
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.30 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
LongCat-2.5
Pixtral-12B
Math
37.2#37
0.8#319
Vision
32.5#29
-0.2#210
Multimodal
34.8#15
3.0#166
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for LongCat-2.5 · 12 for Pixtral-12B

No common benchmarks found

LongCat-2.5 and Pixtral-12Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Pixtral-12B costs less

For input processing, LongCat-2.5 ($0.30/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, LongCat-2.5 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 8.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, LongCat-2.5 is more expensive than Pixtral-12B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com
Meituan
LongCat-2.5
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMeituan
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1587.6B diff

LongCat-2.5 has 1587.6B more parameters than Pixtral-12B, making it 12803.2% larger.

Meituan
LongCat-2.5
1.6Tparameters
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
12.4Bparameters
1600.0B
LongCat-2.5
12.4B
Pixtral-12B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

LongCat-2.5 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Pixtral-12B's 128,000 tokens. LongCat-2.5 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Pixtral-12B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Meituan
LongCat-2.5
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral-12B
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Tue Nov 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both LongCat-2.5 and Pixtral-12B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

LongCat-2.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Pixtral-12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LongCat-2.5 was released on 2026-11-01, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

LongCat-2.5 is 26 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

LongCat-2.5

Nov 1, 2026

1 days ago

2.1yr newer
Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

2.1 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

LongCat-2.5 is available from Meituan. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.

LongCat-2.5

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M

Pixtral-12B

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LongCat-2.5 and Pixtral-12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LongCat-2.5
✓ Preferred
Pixtral-12B
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FAQ

Common questions about LongCat-2.5 vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, LongCat-2.5 or Pixtral-12B?

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to -2.2. LongCat-2.5 is made by Meituan and Pixtral-12B is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does LongCat-2.5 compare to Pixtral-12B in benchmarks?

LongCat-2.5 scores MathVision: 96.5%, BrowseComp: 91.9%, CharXiv-R: 90.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.4%, Video-MME: 85.2%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

Is LongCat-2.5 cheaper than Pixtral-12B?

Pixtral-12B is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. LongCat-2.5 costs $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output via meituan. Pixtral-12B costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for LongCat-2.5 and Pixtral-12B?

LongCat-2.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Pixtral-12B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between LongCat-2.5 and Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (50.0 vs -2.2), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.30 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Unknown vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LongCat-2.5 and Pixtral-12B?

LongCat-2.5 is developed by Meituan and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.

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