Model Comparison

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) vs Qwen3 VL 8B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct — which is better?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) (by Mistral AI) and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct (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 Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025

Choose Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.08/M input and $0.50/M output
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) and Qwen3 VL 8B Instructdon'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

666.0B diff

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) has 666.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct, making it 7400.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
675.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
9.0Bparameters
675.0B
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
9.0B
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

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 NVFP4)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is 2 months newer than Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Dec 4, 2025

6 months ago

2mo newer
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

9 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 AI

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

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct.

Which is better, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) or Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) (Mistral AI) and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) compare to Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct in benchmarks?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) scores MMMLU: 85.5%, AMC_2022_23: 52.0%, GPQA: 43.9%, LiveCodeBench: 34.4%, SimpleQA: 23.8%. Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.1%, ScreenSpot: 94.4%, OCRBench: 89.6%, AI2D: 85.7%, MMBench-V1.1: 85.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct supports 131K 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 NVFP4) and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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