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Mistral Nemo vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Mistral Nemo (Mistral AI) and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B 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 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#191 vs #228); Mistral Nemo is 33.3× cheaper per output token ($0.03/1M vs $1.00/1M); and Mistral Nemo offers the longer context window (131K vs 33K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Mistral Nemo if…

  • API cost matters — $0.03/1M output tokens against $1.00/1M, about 33.3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.019/1M against $0.66/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 33K.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.

Choose Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #191 against #228 (11.8 vs 0.0 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct was listed 11 November 2024, Mistral Nemo 19 July 2024.

Mistral Nemo vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mistral Nemo and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
FieldMistral NemoMistral AIQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#228#191
Index score0.011.8
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.019$0.66
Output price / 1M tokens$0.03$1.00
Context window131K tokens33K tokens
Max output tokens16K33K
API providers listed41
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed19 July 202411 November 2024
PublisherMistral AIQwen

Evidence: publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · 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 Nemo vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Mistral Nemo or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct has a published result
BoardMistral NemoQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—13421324–1361Only one result
SWE-benchSWE-bench (Princeton / SWE-agent team)—9.0%Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)27.6Function calling—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—6.9intelligence-indexOnly 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 Nemo vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: common questions

Is Mistral Nemo better than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #191 against #228. 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 Nemo cheaper than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

Mistral Nemo is cheaper on output tokens: $0.03/1M against $1.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.019/1M for Mistral Nemo and $0.66/1M for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Mistral Nemo or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

Mistral Nemo has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 33K.

Which is better for coding, Mistral Nemo or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Mistral Nemo and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct open-weight models?

Mistral Nemo: Open weights. Qwen2.5 Coder 32B 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 Nemo and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Mistral Nemo and 1 for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Mistral Nemo vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 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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