Model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 43.1 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 2 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 30.8 to 22.5.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2026-10-06 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.68 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.09 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | 1487 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1483 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
Math Too close to call
Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | 1474 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1489 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | 1534 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1471 |
| LMArena French | — | 1484 |
| LMArena German | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Mistral Large 4 or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.