# Pixtral Large vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview

> Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/pixtral-large-vs-qwen3-5-max-preview
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.1 to 32.9.
- Pixtral Large has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.7 | 44.7 |
| Rank | 257 | 72 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $2 | — |
| Output $/M | $6 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1488 |

## Reasoning

- Pixtral Large: 20.9 (#208)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | 0.8% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1483 |

## Math

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1473 |

## Knowledge

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1489 |

## Multimodal

- Pixtral Large: 30.0 (#105)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1089 | — |

## Multilingual

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1534 |
| LMArena French | — | 1483 |
| LMArena German | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1472 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |

## Instruction Following

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1467 |

## Long Context

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1477 |

## Writing & Preference

- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#273)
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1464 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 988 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1478 |

## FAQ

### Is Pixtral Large better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?

Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

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

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Pixtral Large has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.