Model Comparison
Mistral Small vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7BWhich is better in 2026?
Comparing Mistral Small and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Verdict: Mistral Small vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B — which is better?
Mistral Small (by Mistral AI) and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B (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 Small if…
- you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.60/M output
Choose Qwen2.5-Omni-7B if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Mistral Small and Qwen2.5-Omni-7Bdon'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
Mistral Small has 15.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5-Omni-7B, making it 214.3% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Mistral Small specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only Mistral Small specifies output context (32,768 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small does not.
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Mistral Small
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Mistral Small is licensed under Mistral Research License, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Mistral Research License
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Mistral Small was released on 2024-09-17, while Qwen2.5-Omni-7B was released on 2025-03-27.
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B is 6 months newer than Mistral Small.
Sep 17, 2024
1.8 years ago
Mar 27, 2025
1.3 years ago
6mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Mistral Small
View detailsMistral AI
Qwen2.5-Omni-7B
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Mistral Small and Qwen2.5-Omni-7B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Small vs Qwen2.5-Omni-7B.