Model Comparison

Ministral 8B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Ministral 8B Instruct is 3.6x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Ministral 8B Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (Arena Hard, HumanEval, MATH, MT-Bench).

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens) is 3.5x cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens) is 4.0x cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Input tokens$0.35
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

64.7B diff

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct has 64.7B more parameters than Ministral 8B Instruct, making it 806.5% larger.

Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
72.7Bparameters
8.0B
Ministral 8B Instruct
72.7B
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Ministral 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Ministral 8B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Ministral 8B Instruct is licensed under Mistral Research License, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct uses Qwen.

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

Ministral 8B Instruct

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Ministral 8B Instruct is 1 month newer than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.

Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

1.5 years ago

3w newer
Qwen2.5 72B 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

Ministral 8B Instruct is available from Mistral AI. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Ministral 8B Instruct

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
hyperbolic logo
Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Higher Arena Hard score (81.2% vs 70.9%)
Higher HumanEval score (86.6% vs 34.8%)
Higher MATH score (83.1% vs 54.5%)
Higher MT-Bench score (93.5% vs 83.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Ministral 8B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Ministral 8B Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 95.8%, MT-Bench: 93.5%, MBPP: 88.2%, MMLU-Redux: 86.8%, HumanEval: 86.6%.
Ministral 8B Instruct is 3.5x cheaper for input tokens. Ministral 8B Instruct costs $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output via mistral. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct costs $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.
Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens and Qwen2.5 72B 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 $0.35/M), licensing (Mistral Research License vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Ministral 8B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.