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Mistral Large 4 vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing Mistral Large 4 and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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

Which is better?

Mistral Large 4 and Qwen4-Max-Preview trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Mistral Large 4

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen4-Max-Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$0.70 / M
— / M
Output price
$2.10 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
—

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for Mistral Large 4 · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

Mistral Large 4 and Qwen4-Max-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Large 4 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Mistral Large 4 and Qwen4-Max-Preview support multimodal inputs.

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

Mistral Large 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Large 4 is licensed under Modified MIT License, while Qwen4-Max-Preview uses a proprietary license.

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

Mistral Large 4

Modified MIT License

Open weights

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 1 month newer than Mistral Large 4.

Mistral Large 4

Oct 6, 2026

1 months ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

1mo 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral Large 4 and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral Large 4
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Large 4 vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, Mistral Large 4 or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Mistral Large 4 (Mistral AI) and Qwen4-Max-Preview (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 4 compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

Mistral Large 4 scores B3 AI Security Benchmark: 97.1%, CyBench: 93.0%, SciCode: 91.8%, KORABench: 84.5%, BrowseComp: 84.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Large 4 and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Mistral Large 4 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen4-Max-Preview supports an unknown number of 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 4 and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Key differences include licensing (Modified MIT License vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Large 4 and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Mistral Large 4 is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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