Model Comparison

Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-BaseWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Mistral NeMo Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base — which is better?

Mistral NeMo Instruct (by Mistral AI) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (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.

Choose Mistral NeMo Instruct if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base if…

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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Mistral NeMo Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

68.0B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base has 68.0B more parameters than Mistral NeMo Instruct, making it 566.7% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
12.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
80.0Bparameters
12.0B
Mistral NeMo Instruct
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Jul 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral NeMo Instruct was released on 2024-07-18, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 14 months newer than Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Jul 18, 2024

2.0 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

10 months ago

1.1yr 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

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

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

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mistral NeMo Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral NeMo Instruct
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
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Feature
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral NeMo Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Which is better, Mistral NeMo Instruct or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Mistral NeMo Instruct (Mistral AI) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (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 NeMo Instruct compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base in benchmarks?

Mistral NeMo Instruct scores HellaSwag: 83.5%, Winogrande: 76.8%, TriviaQA: 73.8%, CommonSenseQA: 70.4%, MMLU: 68.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral NeMo Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Mistral NeMo Instruct supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Mistral NeMo Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Mistral NeMo Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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