Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) Comparison

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMMLU), while Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$3.60
Best providerNovita
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

278.0B diff

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) has 278.0B more parameters than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B, making it 70.0% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
397.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)
675.0Bparameters
397.0B
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
675.0B
Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.5-397B-A17B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.5-397B-A17B specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input262,144 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)

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.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Base) was released on 2025-12-04.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 2 months newer than Mistral Large 3 (675B Base).

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

4 weeks ago

2mo newer
Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)

Dec 4, 2025

3 months ago

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

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (88.4% vs 43.9%)
Higher MMMLU score (88.5% vs 85.5%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Base)