Model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Qwen1.5-7B
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 4 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-7B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Mistral Large 4 leads 60.4 to 29.6.
- Qwen1.5-7B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 31.4 |
| Released | 2026-10-06 | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.68 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.09 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57), Qwen1.5-7B: 32.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | 1107 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192), Qwen1.5-7B: 20.4 (#240)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1065 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91), Qwen1.5-7B: 31.4 (#224)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | 1080 |
Knowledge Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.7 (#243)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1055 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
| MMLU | — | 62.6% |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.5 (#271)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1006 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76), Qwen1.5-7B: 54.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1058 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89), Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#266)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | 1090 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.6 (#293)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1083 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | 1062 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 better than Qwen1.5-7B?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Large 4 or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Qwen1.5-7B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.