Mistral's official instruct fine-tuned version of [Mixtral 8x22B](/models/mistralai/mixtral-8x22b). It uses 39B active parameters out of 141B, offering unparalleled cost efficiency for its size. Its strengths include: - strong math, coding,…
Model details →Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
Qwen2.5-Coder is the latest series of Code-Specific Qwen large language models (formerly known as CodeQwen). Qwen2.5-Coder brings the following improvements upon CodeQwen1.5: - Significantly improvements in **code generation**, **code reas…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 66K | 33K | 🏆 Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $0.66 | 🏆 Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $6.00 | $1.00 | 🏆 Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct better than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
What's the price difference between Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
Input: $2.00 vs $0.66 per 1M tokens. Output: $6.00 vs $1.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct support?
Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct supports up to 66K tokens. Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct support tool calling?
Mistral: Mixtral 8x22B Instruct: yes. Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: not advertised.