Model comparison
Devstral Small 2505 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Devstral Small 2505 and Qwen3 Coder Next score almost the same on the Noometry Index (34.3 vs 34.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Devstral Small 2505 scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3 Coder Next in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- Devstral Small 2505 is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.12 / $0.80 for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Devstral Small 2505 | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 34.3 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2025-05-07 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 128K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Devstral Small 2505 leads
Devstral Small 2505: 38.9 (#166), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Devstral Small 2505 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 28.8% | 32.3% |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 56.4% | — |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Devstral Small 2505: 19.7 (#252), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Devstral Small 2505 | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 37.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Devstral Small 2505 better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Devstral Small 2505 and Qwen3 Coder Next score almost the same on the Noometry Index (34.3 vs 34.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Devstral Small 2505 or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Devstral Small 2505 is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Next lists at $0.12 and $0.80.
Is Devstral Small 2505 or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Devstral Small 2505 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Devstral Small 2505 and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Devstral Small 2505 has 4 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.