Compare/Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)vsMistral Large 2 (Nov '24)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.84/M
Output
$6.175/M
Speed
34 tok/s
TTFT
1.26s
Mistral

Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)

Input
$2/M
Output
$6/M
Speed
30 tok/s
TTFT
0.91s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)
Benchmarks (11-1)
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.84$2
Output ($/M tokens)$6.175$6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)$1.46
Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)$2.60

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
34 tok/s
Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)
30 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)
1.26s
Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)
0.91s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.615.1
Coding Index
20.913.8
Math Index
88.314.0
GPQA Diamond
77.2%48.6%
MMLU-Pro
83.6%69.7%
LiveCodeBench
64.6%29.3%
AIME 2025
88.3%14.0%
MATH-500
73.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
10.1%4.0%
SciCode
39.9%29.2%
IFBench
56.5%31.2%
TerminalBench
11.4%6.1%
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)11 wins
1 winsMistral Large 2 (Nov '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) or Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $2.17/M tokens vs $3.00/M for Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 34 tok/s vs 30 tok/s. However, Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24) has lower time-to-first-token (0.91s vs 1.26s).

When should I use Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 2 (Nov '24)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.