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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Mistral Large 3 2512 (Mistral AI) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Mistral Large 3 2512 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#46 vs #63); Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is 1.4× cheaper per output token ($1.10/1M vs $1.50/1M); and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Large 3 2512 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #46 against #63 (52.2 vs 42.7 points).
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1469 against 1445.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Mistral Large 3 2512 was listed 1 December 2025, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct 11 September 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct if…

  • API cost matters — $1.10/1M output tokens against $1.50/1M, about 1.4× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.10/1M against $0.50/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct ships open weights while Mistral Large 3 2512 is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 1.

Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Large 3 2512 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
FieldMistral Large 3 2512Mistral AIQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#46#63
Index score52.242.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.50$0.10
Output price / 1M tokens$1.50$1.10
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens210K236K
API providers listed15
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, FileText
First listed1 December 202511 September 2025
PublisherMistral AIQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Large 3 2512 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has a published result
BoardMistral Large 3 2512Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14691463–147414451436–1454Mistral Large 3 2512
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—13.8intelligence-indexOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—21.6%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—7.6%humanitys-last-examOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: common questions

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 better than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Mistral Large 3 2512 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #46 against #63. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Mistral Large 3 2512 cheaper than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens: $1.10/1M against $1.50/1M. Input tokens are $0.50/1M for Mistral Large 3 2512 and $0.10/1M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Large 3 2512 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Arena coding: Mistral Large 3 2512 1469, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct 1445 — Mistral Large 3 2512 leads.

Are Mistral Large 3 2512 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct open-weight models?

Mistral Large 3 2512: API only. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Mistral Large 3 2512 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Mistral Large 3 2512 and 5 for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Mistral Large 3 2512 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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