Model Comparison
Pixtral Large vs Qwen2-VL-72B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: Pixtral Large vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct — which is better?
Pixtral Large (by Mistral AI) and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct (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.
Pixtral Large outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (ChartQA). Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose Pixtral Large if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2024
Choose Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Pixtral Large outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (ChartQA).
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Pixtral Large has 50.6B more parameters than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct, making it 68.9% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Pixtral Large specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Pixtral Large specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Pixtral Large and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Pixtral Large
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Pixtral Large is licensed under Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use
Open weights
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Pixtral Large was released on 2024-11-18, while Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct was released on 2024-08-29.
Pixtral Large is 3 months newer than Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.
Nov 18, 2024
1.7 years ago
2mo newerAug 29, 2024
1.9 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-06-30, while Pixtral Large's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct's training data extends to 2023-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Pixtral Large's cutoff date.
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Jun 2023
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Pixtral Large
View detailsMistral AI
Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Pixtral Large and Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Pixtral Large vs Qwen2-VL-72B-Instruct.