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Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the LLM Stats Score 50.5 to 8.8.

Mistral AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.5 to 8.8, ranking #14 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.5 and ranks #14 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)
Mistral AI
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
8.8
#258
50.5
#14
Reasoning
9.0
#249
50.6
#12
Coding
1.2
#216
38.4
#19
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Math
18.0#175
33.3#50
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

5 reported for Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) · 22 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

1 shared

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

550.0B diff

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) has 550.0B more parameters than Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, making it 440.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)
675.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
125.0Bparameters
675.0B
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)
125.0B
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next 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

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next uses Qwen Community License 1.0.

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

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Qwen Community License 1.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next was released on 2026-08-26.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 9 months newer than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle).

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle)

Dec 4, 2025

8 months ago

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Aug 26, 2026

2 days ago

8mo newer

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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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.

Which is better, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) or Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the LLM Stats Score 50.5 to 8.8. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) is made by Mistral AI and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) compare to Qwen3.8-Flash-Next 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%. Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores MathVision: 95.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 91.9%, GPQA: 91.7%, CharXiv-R: 90.6%, RealWorldQA: 88.5%.

What are the main differences between Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (8.8 vs 50.5), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Qwen Community License 1.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 Eagle) is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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