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Mistral: Devstral 2 2512 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Side-by-side comparison of Mistral: Devstral 2 2512 and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads overall

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads in capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Mistral: Devstral 2 2512 remains competitive with advantages in price.

Best for with Mistral: Devstral 2 2512

Budget-conscious workflows

Best for with Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Multi-modal tasksLong-form content generation

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Technical specifications

Mistral: Devstral 2 2512 Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Provider Mistral Qwen
Input price $0.40/M $0.39/M
Output price $2/M $2/M
Context window 262K 262K
Max output N/A 66K
Capabilities
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Released Dec 9, 2025 Feb 16, 2026

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

Mistral: Devstral 2 2512 leads

Mistral: Devstral 2 2512

$2/M tokens

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

$2/M tokens

Context Window

Mistral: Devstral 2 2512

262K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

262K tokens

Capabilities

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads

Mistral: Devstral 2 2512

1/4

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

3/4

Max Output

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads

Mistral: Devstral 2 2512

N/A

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

66K tokens

Recency

Mistral: Devstral 2 2512

Dec 2025

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Feb 2026

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