Model Comparison

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) vs Qwen2 7B Instruct

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen2 7B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

667.4B diff

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) has 667.4B more parameters than Qwen2 7B Instruct, making it 8758.3% larger.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

675.0Bparameters

Qwen2 7B Instruct

7.6Bparameters

675.0B

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

7.6B

Qwen2 7B Instruct

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).

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Input262,100 tokens

Output262,100 tokens

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 7B 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)

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen2 7B 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)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) was released on 2025-12-04, while Qwen2 7B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is 17 months newer than Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

5 months ago

1.4yr newer

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.8 years 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 Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

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Mistral AI

Larger context window (262,100 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher GPQA score (43.9% vs 25.3%)

Higher LiveCodeBench score (34.4% vs 26.6%)

Qwen2 7B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

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

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) vs Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) or Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is made by Mistral AI and Qwen2 7B Instruct 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) compare to Qwen2 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) scores MMMLU: 85.5%, AMC_2022_23: 52.0%, GPQA: 43.9%, LiveCodeBench: 34.4%, SimpleQA: 23.8%. Qwen2 7B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 84.1%, GSM8k: 82.3%, HumanEval: 79.9%, C-Eval: 77.2%, AlignBench: 72.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) supports 262K tokens and Qwen2 7B Instruct 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 3 (675B Instruct 2512) and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

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) and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.