# Mistral vs Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B

> Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b
- 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-VL 235B-A22B in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads 40.3 to 16.6.
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 43.2 |
| Rank | 303 | 95 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.70 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.80 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 42.4 (#100)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1162 | 1439 |

## Reasoning

- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 29.3 (#92)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1149 | 1428 |

## Math

- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.0 (#118)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1180 | 1426 |
| Omni-MATH | 7.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 40.3 (#121)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1125 | 1442 |
| MMLU-Pro | 27.7% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.3% | — |

## Multimodal

- Mistral: —
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.8 (#55)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1247 |

## Multilingual

- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 51.9 (#97)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1129 | 1405 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1109 | 1463 |
| LMArena French | 1180 | 1452 |
| LMArena German | 1155 | 1424 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1013 | 1385 |
| LMArena Korean | 1032 | 1394 |
| LMArena Russian | 1168 | 1408 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1143 | 1428 |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 74.2 (#101)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1152 | 1406 |
| IFEval | 56.8% | — |

## Long Context

- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 43.4 (#98)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1153 | 1420 |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)
- Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 60.2 (#99)

| Benchmark | Mistral | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1165 | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1158 | 1366 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1147 | 1428 |
| WildBench | 66% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral better than Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B?

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Mistral or Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B better for coding?

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral has 22 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B has 18.