Model Comparison

Magistral Medium vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Comparing Magistral Medium and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Magistral Medium and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct don'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

48.0B diff

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct has 48.0B more parameters than Magistral Medium, making it 200.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
24.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
24.0B
Magistral Medium
72.0B
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Magistral Medium and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Magistral Medium is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct was released on 2025-01-26.

Magistral Medium is 5 months newer than Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

11 months ago

4mo newer
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

Jan 26, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct's cutoff date.

Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

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Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Magistral Medium vs Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Magistral Medium or Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Magistral Medium (Mistral AI) and Qwen2.5 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 Magistral Medium compare to Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%. Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct scores DocVQA: 96.4%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.7%, ChartQA: 89.5%, OCRBench: 88.5%, AI2D: 88.4%.

What are the main differences between Magistral Medium and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Apache 2.0 vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Magistral Medium and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?

Magistral Medium is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.