# Pixtral Large vs Qwen3 Coder Next

> Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.8 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | Pixtral Large | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.7 | 33.8 |
| Rank | 257 | 229 |
| Context | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/M | $2 | $0.12 |
| Output $/M | $6 | $0.80 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Pixtral Large: —
- Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |

## Reasoning

- Pixtral Large: 20.9 (#208)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191)

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.8% | — |

## Multimodal

- Pixtral Large: 30.0 (#105)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: —

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1089 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#273)
- Qwen3 Coder Next: —

| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 988 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Pixtral Large better than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.8 to 31.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Pixtral Large or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do Pixtral Large and Qwen3 Coder Next share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Pixtral Large has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.