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

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

Input
$2/M
Output
$6/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)Mistral Large 2 (Jul '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 (Jul '24)$2.60

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.613.0
Coding Index
20.9
Math Index
88.30.0
GPQA Diamond
77.2%47.2%
MMLU-Pro
83.6%68.3%
LiveCodeBench
64.6%26.7%
AIME 2025
88.3%0.0%
MATH-500
71.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
10.1%3.2%
SciCode
39.9%27.1%
IFBench
56.5%31.6%
TerminalBench
11.4%
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning)11 wins
1 winsMistral Large 2 (Jul '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) or Mistral Large 2 (Jul '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 (Jul '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 (Jul '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 0 tok/s. However, Mistral Large 2 (Jul '24) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.26s).

When should I use Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Large 2 (Jul '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.