Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Codestral 25.01 vs Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B benchmark

Name: Codestral 25.01 vs Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Codestral 25.01 (Mistral) and Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 1, 2026. On preference Elo, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is ahead by 105 points (1,425 vs 1,320; seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B resolves 65.2% versus 51.8% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). Codestral 25.01 streams faster (148 tok/s) while Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is the cheaper output token ($0.72/1M). Codestral 25.01 has the larger context window (256k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Mistral

Codestral 25.01

Mistral code-specialist model.

Elo 1,320$0.9/1M out

Alibaba

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Alibaba dedicated open-weight code generation model with near-frontier SWE-bench Verified coding capability.

Elo 1,425$0.72/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Codestral 25.01 (3)vsQwen 2.5 Coder 32B (7)

Codestral 25.01: 3W (30%)Overall: Qwen 2.5 Coder 32BQwen 2.5 Coder 32B: 7W (70%)

← Codestral 25.01Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B →

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,320vs1,425

Coding Elo

1,402vs1,495

SWE-bench

51.8%vs65.2%

LiveBench

54%vs64.8%

GPQA Diamond

58.4%vs74%

Codestral 25.01: 0WQwen 2.5 Coder 32B: 5W

Codestral 25.01 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

148 tok/svs110 tok/s

Time to first token

150 msvs180 ms

Codestral 25.01: 2WQwen 2.5 Coder 32B: 0W

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.9/1Mvs$0.72/1M

Input price

$0.3/1Mvs$0.18/1M

Context window

256kvs131k

Codestral 25.01: 1WQwen 2.5 Coder 32B: 2W

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Dimensional AdvantageQwen 2.5 Coder 32B 4/6

Preference Elo

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B

105 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Codestral 25.01

38 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B

$0.18/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,320

EloHigh is better

1,425+8%

Code Elo

High is better

1,402

Code EloHigh is better

1,495+7%

LiveBench

High is better

54%

LiveBenchHigh is better

64.8%+20%

SWE-bench

High is better

51.8%

SWE-benchHigh is better

65.2%+26%

GPQA

High is better

58.4%

GPQAHigh is better

74%+27%

TTFT

Low is better

+20%150 ms

TTFTLow is better

180 ms

Speed

High is better

+35%148 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

110 tok/s

In $

Low is better

$0.3/1M

In $Low is better

$0.18/1M+67%

Out $

Low is better

$0.9/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.72/1M+25%

Context

High is better

+95%256k

ContextHigh is better

131k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 29% with Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Codestral 25.01$24.00 / mo

In: $10.50Out: $13.50

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B$17.10 / mo

In: $6.30Out: $10.80

Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is estimated to save $6.90/month ($83/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B:Pick Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Codestral 25.01:Pick Codestral 25.01 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
3
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B:Pick Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).

High-volume chatQwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Lower output list price ($0.72/1M).

Voice / low-latency UICodestral 25.01

Lower TTFT (150 ms).

Long-document RAGCodestral 25.01

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionQwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B	Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).
High-volume chat	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B	Lower output list price ($0.72/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Codestral 25.01	Lower TTFT (150 ms).
Long-document RAG	Codestral 25.01	Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / vision	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Mistral

Codestral 25.01

Elo 1,320

LiveBench54%

SWE-bench51.8%

Speed148 tok/s

Output cost$0.9/1M

Alibaba

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Elo 1,425

LiveBench64.8%

SWE-bench65.2%

Speed110 tok/s

Output cost$0.72/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B?: Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,425). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B?: Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B leads SWE-bench at 65.2% vs 51.8%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B output tokens are $0.72/1M versus $0.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B?: Codestral 25.01 has the lower time-to-first-token (150 ms vs 180 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Codestral 25.01 accepts 256k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Codestral 25.01 and Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Codestral 25.01 vs Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Codestral 25.01 (3)vsQwen 2.5 Coder 32B (7)

Codestral 25.01: 3W (30%)Overall: Qwen 2.5 Coder 32BQwen 2.5 Coder 32B: 7W (70%)

← Codestral 25.01Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B →

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,320vs1,425

Coding Elo

1,402vs1,495

SWE-bench

51.8%vs65.2%

LiveBench

54%vs64.8%

GPQA Diamond

58.4%vs74%

Codestral 25.01: 0WQwen 2.5 Coder 32B: 5W

Codestral 25.01 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

148 tok/svs110 tok/s

Time to first token

150 msvs180 ms

Codestral 25.01: 2WQwen 2.5 Coder 32B: 0W

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$0.9/1Mvs$0.72/1M

Input price

$0.3/1Mvs$0.18/1M

Context window

256kvs131k

Codestral 25.01: 1WQwen 2.5 Coder 32B: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).

High-volume chatQwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Lower output list price ($0.72/1M).

Voice / low-latency UICodestral 25.01

Lower TTFT (150 ms).

Long-document RAGCodestral 25.01

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionQwen 2.5 Coder 32B

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B	Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).
High-volume chat	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B	Lower output list price ($0.72/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Codestral 25.01	Lower TTFT (150 ms).
Long-document RAG	Codestral 25.01	Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / vision	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B	Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B?

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,425). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B?

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B leads SWE-bench at 65.2% vs 51.8%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B output tokens are $0.72/1M versus $0.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B?

Codestral 25.01 has the lower time-to-first-token (150 ms vs 180 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Codestral 25.01 accepts 256k tokens versus 131k.

Can I self-host either model?

Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Codestral 25.01 and Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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