Model Comparison

Mistral Small vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Comparing Mistral Small and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Mistral Small and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Small costs less

For input processing, Mistral Small ($0.20/1M tokens) is 1.7x cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Mistral Small ($0.60/1M tokens) is 1.5x more expensive than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is more expensive than Mistral Small.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Mistral Small

Input tokens$0.20

Output tokens$0.60

Best providerMistral

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Input tokens$0.35

Output tokens$0.40

Best providerDeepinfra

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

50.7B diff

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct has 50.7B more parameters than Mistral Small, making it 230.5% larger.

Mistral Small

22.0Bparameters

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

72.7Bparameters

22.0B

Mistral Small

72.7B

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct accepts 131,072 input tokens compared to Mistral Small's 32,768 tokens. Mistral Small can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Mistral Small

Input32,768 tokens

Output32,768 tokens

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Input131,072 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Mistral Small is licensed under Mistral Research License, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct uses Qwen.

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

Mistral Small

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small was released on 2024-09-17, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is 0 month newer than Mistral Small.

Mistral Small

Sep 17, 2024

1.6 years ago

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

2d 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

Provider Availability

Mistral Small is available from Mistral AI. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Fireworks, Together.

Mistral Small

Mistral

Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Hyperbolic

Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Fireworks

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

Together

Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral Small

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Mistral AI

Less expensive input tokens

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (131,072 tokens)

Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Mistral Small or Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Mistral Small (Mistral AI) and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct (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 Small compare to Qwen2.5 72B Instruct in benchmarks?

Qwen2.5 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 95.8%, MT-Bench: 93.5%, MBPP: 88.2%, MMLU-Redux: 86.8%, HumanEval: 86.6%.

Is Mistral Small cheaper than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Mistral Small is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Mistral Small costs $0.20/M input and $0.60/M output via mistral. Qwen2.5 72B Instruct costs $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Mistral Small and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Mistral Small supports 33K tokens and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Mistral Small and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Key differences include context window (33K vs 131K), input pricing ($0.20 vs $0.35/M), licensing (Mistral Research License vs Qwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mistral Small and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct?

Mistral Small is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.