Model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Qwen2.5-Max
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 40.7 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 7 categories and Qwen2.5-Max in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 41.8.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 40.7 |
| Released | 2026-10-06 | 2025-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.68 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.09 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.8 (#117)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | 1359 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 64.4% |
Reasoning Qwen2.5-Max leads
Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192), Qwen2.5-Max: 25.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1360 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 51.4% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 67.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 132.53 |
| LiveBench | — | 62.3% |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91), Qwen2.5-Max: 36.9 (#162)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | 1369 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.4% |
Knowledge Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166), Qwen2.5-Max: 35.3 (#186)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1337 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
| Confabulations | — | 21.8% |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82), Qwen2.5-Max: 48.1 (#146)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1352 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | 1382 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1353 |
| LMArena French | — | 1396 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1300 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1304 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1377 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76), Qwen2.5-Max: 71.3 (#152)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 75.3% |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | 1358 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97), Qwen2.5-Max: 55.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1367 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | 1364 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 72.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 56.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 better than Qwen2.5-Max?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 40.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Large 4 or Qwen2.5-Max better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 41.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Qwen2.5-Max share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Max has 27.