Model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 4 scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Mistral Large 4 leads 48.6 to 35.5.
- Mistral Large 4 is cheaper at $0.68 / $2.09 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2026-10-06 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 262K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.68 | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.09 | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | 1275 |
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | 1412 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | 1365 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | 1338 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1346 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | 1357 |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | — | 1398 |
| LMArena German | — | 1325 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1310 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1305 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1360 |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1355 |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | 1378 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1357 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Large 4 or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Mistral Large 4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.68 per million input tokens and $2.09 per million output tokens; Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct lists at $1.50 and $7.50.
Is Mistral Large 4 or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.