Model Comparison

Mistral Small 3 24B Base vs Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Mistral Small 3 24B Base outperforms in 3 benchmarks (ARC-C, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GSM8k, MATH, MBPP).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

16.6B diff

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has 16.6B more parameters than Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct, making it 237.1% larger.

Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
7.0Bparameters
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
7.0B
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct does not.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B 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 Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30, while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base is 4 months newer than Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.2 years ago

4mo newer
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Base's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct's cutoff date.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher ARC-C score (91.3% vs 60.9%)
Higher MMLU score (80.7% vs 67.6%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (54.4% vs 40.1%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher GSM8k score (83.9% vs 80.7%)
Higher MATH score (46.6% vs 46.0%)
Higher MBPP score (83.5% vs 69.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Mistral Small 3 24B Base vs Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 24B Base is made by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%. Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, GSM8k: 83.9%, MBPP: 83.5%, HellaSwag: 76.8%, Winogrande: 72.9%.
Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.