Model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads 18.5 to 10.1.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper at $0.40 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $0.70 / $2.80 for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.5 | 29.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-09 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 131K |
| Max output | 105K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.40 | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.3% |
Reasoning Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads
Mistral Medium 3.1: 10.1 (#336), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 6.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| Thematic Generalization | 20.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 128.52 |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Mistral Medium 3.1: 55.6 (#140), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1476 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.1 better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.5 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3.1 or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Mistral Medium 3.1 is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Qwen2.5 32B Instruct lists at $0.70 and $2.80.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 131K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Medium 3.1 and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Medium 3.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.