Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) vs Qwen2 72B Instruct
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) and Qwen2 72B Instruct are closely matched at 9.0 and 5.8 on the LLM Stats Score.
Mistral AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) and Qwen2 72B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 9.0 and 5.8.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) 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)
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025
Choose Qwen2 72B Instruct
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
5 reported for Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) · 17 for Qwen2 72B Instruct
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) has 603.0B more parameters than Qwen2 72B Instruct, making it 837.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) specifies input context (262,100 tokens). Only Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) specifies output context (262,100 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 72B Instruct does not.
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)
Qwen2 72B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is 17 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.
Dec 4, 2025
10 months ago
1.4yr newerJul 23, 2024
2.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) and Qwen2 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.
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