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Mistral NeMo Instruct vs SWE-2 Flash

SWE-2 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 43.8 to -5.3.

Mistral AI · Cognition · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

SWE-2 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 43.8 to -5.3, ranking #58 overall.

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

Choose Mistral NeMo Instruct

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

Choose SWE-2 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 43.8 and ranks #58 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mistral NeMo Instruct
Mistral AI
SWE-2 Flash
Cognition
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.3
#399
43.8
#58
Reasoning
-5.5
#392
42.6
#61
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.02 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.03 / M
— / M
Context window
131,072
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Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Mistral NeMo Instruct · 7 for SWE-2 Flash

No common benchmarks found

Mistral NeMo Instruct and SWE-2 Flashdon'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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

264.0B diff

SWE-2 Flash has 264.0B more parameters than Mistral NeMo Instruct, making it 2200.0% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
12.0Bparameters
Cognition
SWE-2 Flash
276.0Bparameters
12.0B
Mistral NeMo Instruct
276.0B
SWE-2 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Cognition
SWE-2 Flash
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral NeMo Instruct is licensed under Apache 2.0, while SWE-2 Flash uses a proprietary license.

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

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

SWE-2 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral NeMo Instruct was released on 2024-07-18, while SWE-2 Flash was released on 2026-11-04.

SWE-2 Flash is 28 months newer than Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Jul 18, 2024

2.3 years ago

SWE-2 Flash

Nov 4, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.3yr 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 NeMo Instruct and SWE-2 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mistral NeMo Instruct
✓ Preferred
SWE-2 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral NeMo Instruct vs SWE-2 Flash.

Which is better, Mistral NeMo Instruct or SWE-2 Flash?

SWE-2 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 43.8 to -5.3. Mistral NeMo Instruct is made by Mistral AI and SWE-2 Flash is made by Cognition. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Mistral NeMo Instruct compare to SWE-2 Flash in benchmarks?

Mistral NeMo Instruct scores HellaSwag: 83.5%, Winogrande: 76.8%, TriviaQA: 73.8%, CommonSenseQA: 70.4%, MMLU: 68.0%. SWE-2 Flash scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 89.2%, DeepSWE 1.1: 60.1%, SWE Atlas - Codebase QnA: 50.0%, FrontierCode 1.1: 45.5%, ExploitBench: 34.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral NeMo Instruct and SWE-2 Flash?

Mistral NeMo Instruct supports 131K tokens and SWE-2 Flash 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 SWE-2 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.3 vs 43.8), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral NeMo Instruct and SWE-2 Flash?

Mistral NeMo Instruct is developed by Mistral AI and SWE-2 Flash is developed by Cognition.

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