Mistral Large 2 vs Qwen2.5-72B
Mistral Large 2 (2025) and Qwen2.5-72B (2025) are compact production models from MistralAI and Alibaba. Mistral Large 2 ships a 128k-token context window, while Qwen2.5-72B ships a 128k-token context window. On MMLU PRO, Qwen2.5-72B leads by 2.3 pts. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.
Mistral Large 2 is safer overall; choose Qwen2.5-72B when provider fit matters.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Mistral Large 2 | Qwen2.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | multimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production | tool-calling agents |
| Decision fit | Coding, RAG, and Agents | RAG, Agents, and Long context |
| Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Cheapest output | $2.40/1M tokens | - |
| Provider routes | 3 tracked | 0 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 1 shared | MMLU PRO leader |
Decision tradeoffs
- Mistral Large 2 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Mistral Large 2 uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Mistral Large 2 for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
- Qwen2.5-72B holds a shared-benchmark lead on MMLU PRO, ahead by 2.3 points.
- 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
$984
Cheapest tracked route/tier: AWS Bedrock
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 and Qwen2.5-72B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Qwen2.5-72B and Mistral Large 2; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Mistral Large 2 adds Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025-11-25 | 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 | 2025-07 | 2024-09 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Mistral Large 2 | Qwen2.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.48/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $2.40/1M tokens | - |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Capability | Mistral Large 2 | Qwen2.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| JSON / Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 2 | Qwen2.5-72B |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU PRO | 69.7 | 72.0 |
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-16. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.