Model Comparison

Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Mistral NeMo Instruct outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

21.5B diff

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct has 21.5B more parameters than Mistral NeMo Instruct, making it 179.2% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
12.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
33.5Bparameters
12.0B
Mistral NeMo Instruct
33.5B
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral NeMo Instruct does not.

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5 VL 32B 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 NeMo Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral NeMo Instruct was released on 2024-07-18, while Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-02-28.

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is 8 months newer than Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Jul 18, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

Feb 28, 2025

1.2 years ago

7mo 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

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs
Higher MMLU score (78.4% vs 68.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct.

Which is better, Mistral NeMo Instruct or Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral NeMo Instruct is made by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 VL 32B 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 NeMo Instruct compare to Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct in benchmarks?

Mistral NeMo Instruct scores HellaSwag: 83.5%, Winogrande: 76.8%, TriviaQA: 73.8%, CommonSenseQA: 70.4%, MMLU: 68.0%. Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQA: 94.8%, Android Control Low_EM: 93.3%, HumanEval: 91.5%, ScreenSpot: 88.5%, MBPP: 84.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral NeMo Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct?

Mistral NeMo Instruct supports 128K tokens and Qwen2.5 VL 32B 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 NeMo Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct?

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

Who makes Mistral NeMo Instruct and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct?

Mistral NeMo Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.