Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs mistral-7b-instruct-v0.2
mistral-7b-instruct-v0.2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or mistral-7b-instruct-v0.2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | mistral-7b-instruct-v0.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | Cortecs |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.18 | $0.16 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.70 | $0.22 |
| Context window | 131K | 32K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| Released | Sep 2024 | May 2025 |
| GPQA Diamond score | 35.5 | — |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | — | 1090 |
FAQ
Is Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or mistral-7b-instruct-v0.2 cheaper?
mistral-7b-instruct-v0.2 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.22 vs $0.70 per 1M).
Which has the larger context window, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or mistral-7b-instruct-v0.2?
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has the larger context window (131K tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.