Model Comparison

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) vs Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

671.0B diff

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) has 671.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking, making it 16775.0% larger.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

675.0Bparameters

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

4.0Bparameters

675.0B

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

4.0B

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

Input262,144 tokens

Output262,144 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) and Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking support multimodal inputs.

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

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking was released on 2025-09-22.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) is 2 months newer than Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

Dec 4, 2025

5 months ago

2mo newer

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

Sep 22, 2025

8 months 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

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Mistral AI

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

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (262,144 tokens)

Higher GPQA score (64.1% vs 43.9%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)	Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) vs Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking.

Which is better, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) or Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking?

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) is made by Mistral AI and Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) compare to Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking in benchmarks?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) scores MMMLU: 85.5%, AMC_2022_23: 52.0%, GPQA: 43.9%, LiveCodeBench: 34.4%, SimpleQA: 23.8%. Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking scores DocVQAtest: 94.2%, ScreenSpot: 92.9%, MMBench-V1.1: 86.7%, MMLU-Redux: 86.0%, AI2D: 84.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) and Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) and Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.