Mistral Large 2 vs Qwen3-Max
Mistral Large 2 (2025) and Qwen3-Max (2025) are compact production models from MistralAI and Alibaba. Mistral Large 2 ships a 128k-token context window, while Qwen3-Max ships a 262k-token context window. On pricing, Mistral Large 2 costs $0.48/1M input tokens; Qwen3-Max ranges from $1.20 to $3/1M input tokens by tier. 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 Qwen3-Max when long-context analysis matters.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Mistral Large 2 | Qwen3-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | multimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production | multimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production |
| Decision fit | Coding, RAG, and Agents | Coding, RAG, and Agents |
| Context window | 128k | 262k |
| Cheapest output | $2.40/1M tokens | $3.90/1M tokens |
| Provider routes | 3 tracked | 3 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Mistral Large 2 has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $2.40/1M tokens.
- Local decision data tags Mistral Large 2 for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
- Qwen3-Max has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Local decision data tags Qwen3-Max for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
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
Qwen3-Max
$1,599
Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenRouter
Estimated monthly gap: $615. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Mistral Large 2 and Qwen3-Max; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Qwen3-Max is $1.50/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Qwen3-Max and Mistral Large 2; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Mistral Large 2 is $1.50/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025-11-25 | 2025-04-28 |
| Context window | 128k | 262k |
| Parameters | 123B | — |
| Architecture | Decoder Only | Decoder Only |
| License | Mistral License | Apache 2.0OSI-approved |
| Openness | Open weights | Open source |
| Weights | Unknown | Unknown |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: non-commercial | Commercial use: permitted |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-07 | 2025-12 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Mistral Large 2 | Qwen3-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.48/1M tokens |
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| Output price | $2.40/1M tokens |
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Capabilities
| Capability | Mistral Large 2 | Qwen3-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| JSON / Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | Yes | Yes |
| 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: 2026-06-29. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.