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Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) vs Qwen3.8-27B

Qwen3.8-27B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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

Which is better?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8-27B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA). Qwen3.8-27B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose Qwen3.8-27B

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)
Mistral AI
Qwen3.8-27B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Released
Dec 2025
Aug 2026
License
Apache 2.0
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8-27B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Qwen3.8-27B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

647.2B diff

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) has 647.2B more parameters than Qwen3.8-27B, making it 2329.7% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)
675.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8-27B
27.8Bparameters
675.0B
Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)
27.8B
Qwen3.8-27B

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) and Qwen3.8-27B support multimodal inputs.

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

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8-27B

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 Base)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3.8-27B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen3.8-27B was released on 2026-08-14.

Qwen3.8-27B is 8 months newer than Mistral Large 3 (675B Base).

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)

Dec 4, 2025

8 months ago

Qwen3.8-27B

Aug 14, 2026

1 weeks 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 Base) and Qwen3.8-27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)
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Qwen3.8-27B
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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) vs Qwen3.8-27B.

Which is better, Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) or Qwen3.8-27B?

Qwen3.8-27B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) is made by Mistral AI and Qwen3.8-27B 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 Base) compare to Qwen3.8-27B in benchmarks?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) scores MMMLU: 85.5%, AMC_2022_23: 52.0%, GPQA: 43.9%, LiveCodeBench: 34.4%, SimpleQA: 23.8%. Qwen3.8-27B scores MathVision: 94.6%, OmniDocBench 1.5: 91.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 90.3%, CharXiv-R: 90.2%, GPQA: 89.2%.

Who makes Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) and Qwen3.8-27B?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen3.8-27B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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