Model comparison
Pixtral Large vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Mistral AI
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper at $0.70 / $2.80 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Pixtral Large.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Pixtral Large | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 31.7 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2024-11-01 | 2024-09 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 131K |
| Max output | 128K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6 | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Pixtral Large: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)
| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.3% |
Reasoning Pixtral Large leads
Pixtral Large: 20.9 (#208), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)
| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| EnigmaEval | 0.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 128.52 |
Math Not comparable
Pixtral Large: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)
| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Pixtral Large: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)
| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Pixtral Large: 30.0 (#105), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1089 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#273), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Pixtral Large | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 988 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Pixtral Large better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Pixtral Large is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Pixtral Large's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Pixtral Large or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper. It lists at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens; Pixtral Large lists at $2 and $6.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct does, with 131K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Pixtral Large and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Pixtral Large has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.