# Mistral vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview

> Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-vs-qwen3-5-max-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.0 to 37.0.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 45.3 |
| Rank | 303 | 71 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1162 | 1487 |

## Reasoning

- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1149 | 1483 |

## Math

- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1180 | 1474 |
| Omni-MATH | 7.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1125 | 1489 |
| MMLU-Pro | 27.7% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1129 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1109 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1180 | 1484 |
| LMArena German | 1155 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1013 | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | 1032 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1168 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1470 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1152 | 1467 |
| IFEval | 56.8% | — |

## Long Context

- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1153 | 1476 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1165 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1158 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1147 | 1478 |
| WildBench | 66% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?

Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Mistral or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?

Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.