Mistral Large 2 (2407) vs Qwen2.5-72B
Mistral Large 2 (2407) (2024) and Qwen2.5-72B (2025) are compact production models from MistralAI and Alibaba. Mistral Large 2 (2407) ships a 128k-token context window, while Qwen2.5-72B ships a 128k-token context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads. It focuses on practical selection signals rather than broad model-family marketing.
Qwen2.5-72B is safer overall; choose Mistral Large 2 (2407) when vision-heavy evaluation matters.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Mistral Large 2 (2407) | Qwen2.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | multimodal apps and provider-routed production | tool-calling agents |
| Decision fit | RAG, Long context, and Vision | RAG, Agents, and Long context |
| Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Cheapest output | $1.50/1M tokens | - |
| Provider routes | 3 tracked | 0 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Mistral Large 2 (2407) has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Mistral Large 2 (2407) uniquely exposes Vision and Structured outputs in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Mistral Large 2 (2407) for RAG, Long context, and Vision.
- Qwen2.5-72B uniquely exposes JSON / Tool use in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Qwen2.5-72B for RAG, Agents, and Long context.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Mistral Large 2 (2407)
$775
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Chutes AI
Qwen2.5-72B
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Mistral Large 2 (2407) and Qwen2.5-72B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.
- Qwen2.5-72B adds JSON / Tool use in local capability data.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Qwen2.5-72B and Mistral Large 2 (2407); plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for JSON / Tool use before moving production traffic.
- Mistral Large 2 (2407) adds Vision and Structured outputs in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024-07-23 | 2025-10-10 |
| Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Parameters | 123B | 72B |
| Architecture | Decoder Only | - |
| License | Mistral License | Apache 2.0OSI-approved |
| Openness | Open weights | Open source |
| Weights | Unknown | Available |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: non-commercial | Commercial use: permitted |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-03 | 2024-09 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Mistral Large 2 (2407) | Qwen2.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.50/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $1.50/1M tokens | - |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Capability | Mistral Large 2 (2407) | Qwen2.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| JSON / Tool use | No | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-30. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.