Model Comparison
Magistral Medium vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-BaseWhich is better in 2026?
Comparing Magistral Medium and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Verdict: Magistral Medium vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base — which is better?
Magistral Medium (by Mistral AI) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (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 Magistral Medium if…
- you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Magistral Medium and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon'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
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base has 56.0B more parameters than Magistral Medium, making it 233.3% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base does not.
Magistral Medium can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Magistral Medium
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 3 months newer than Magistral Medium.
Jun 10, 2025
1.1 years ago
Sep 10, 2025
10 months ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base'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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date.
Jun 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Magistral Medium
View detailsMistral AI
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Magistral Medium and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Magistral Medium vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.