Model Comparison

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) vs QwQ-32B-PreviewWhich is better in 2026?

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) vs QwQ-32B-Preview — which is better?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) (by Mistral AI) and QwQ-32B-Preview (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.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench). QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) if…

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

Choose QwQ-32B-Preview if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while QwQ-32B-Preview is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

642.5B diff

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) has 642.5B more parameters than QwQ-32B-Preview, making it 1976.9% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
675.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
32.5Bparameters
675.0B
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
32.5B
QwQ-32B-Preview

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only QwQ-32B-Preview specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only QwQ-32B-Preview specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) supports multimodal inputs, whereas QwQ-32B-Preview does not.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

QwQ-32B-Preview

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

QwQ-32B-Preview

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 QwQ-32B-Preview was released on 2024-11-28.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is 12 months newer than QwQ-32B-Preview.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Dec 4, 2025

7 months ago

1.0yr newer
QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 28, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B-Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B-Preview's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)'s cutoff date.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

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QwQ-32B-Preview

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

QwQ-32B-Preview

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (32,768 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (65.2% vs 43.9%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (50.0% vs 34.4%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) and QwQ-32B-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B-Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) vs QwQ-32B-Preview.

Which is better, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) or QwQ-32B-Preview?

QwQ-32B-Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is made by Mistral AI and QwQ-32B-Preview 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 NVFP4) compare to QwQ-32B-Preview 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%. QwQ-32B-Preview scores MATH-500: 90.6%, GPQA: 65.2%, AIME 2024: 50.0%, LiveCodeBench: 50.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) supports an unknown number of tokens and QwQ-32B-Preview supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) and QwQ-32B-Preview?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is developed by Mistral AI and QwQ-32B-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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