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Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Codestral 25.01 vs Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next benchmark

This page compares Codestral 25.01 (Mistral) and Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next wins on output price at $0.8/1M. Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next has the larger context window (262k 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: Qwen3 Coder Next

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen3-coder-next). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.7999999999999999/1M out

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Codestral 25.01 (7)vsQwen: Qwen3 Coder Next (3)
Codestral 25.01: 7W (70%)Overall: Codestral 25.01Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next: 3W (30%)
← Codestral 25.01Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next →
Codestral 25.01 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo
1,320vs—
Coding Elo
1,402vs—
SWE-bench
51.8%vs—
LiveBench
54%vs—
GPQA Diamond
58.4%vs—
Codestral 25.01: 5WQwen: Qwen3 Coder Next: 0W
Codestral 25.01 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
148 tok/svs—
Time to first token
150 msvs—
Codestral 25.01: 2WQwen: Qwen3 Coder Next: 0W
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$0.9/1Mvs$0.8/1M
Input price
$0.3/1Mvs$0.12/1M
Context window
256kvs262k
Codestral 25.01: 0WQwen: Qwen3 Coder Next: 3W
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Dimensional AdvantageCodestral 25.01 4/6
Preference Elo

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Throughput Speed

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Price Efficiency

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next

$0.10/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo
High is better
1,320
EloHigh is better
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Code Elo
High is better
1,402
Code EloHigh is better
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LiveBench
High is better
54%
LiveBenchHigh is better
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SWE-bench
High is better
51.8%
SWE-benchHigh is better
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GPQA
High is better
58.4%
GPQAHigh is better
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TTFT
Low is better
150 ms
TTFTLow is better
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Speed
High is better
148 tok/s
SpeedHigh is better
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In $
Low is better
$0.3/1M
In $Low is better
$0.12/1M+150%
Out $
Low is better
$0.9/1M
Out $Low is better
$0.8/1M+13%
Context
High is better
256k
ContextHigh is better
262k+2%
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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 33% with Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
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: Qwen3 Coder Next$16.20 / mo
In: $4.20Out: $12.00
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next is estimated to save $7.80/month ($94/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next:Pick Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3 Coder Next

Lower output list price ($0.8/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen3 Coder Next

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3 Coder NextLower output list price ($0.8/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen3 Coder NextLarger window (262k).
Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen3 Coder NextQwen: Qwen3 Coder Next is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchJan 14, 2025

Codestral 25.01: Mistral’s code-specialist row

Jan 2025 code model. Still a valid cheap-coding compare. Not a chatbot.

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Codestral 25.01

Elo 1,320
LiveBench54%
SWE-bench51.8%
Speed148 tok/s
Output cost$0.9/1M
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Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next

Elo n/a
LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$0.8/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next output tokens are $0.8/1M versus $0.9/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Codestral 25.01 or Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next accepts 262k tokens versus 256k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
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: Qwen3 Coder Next Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Jan 14, 2025

    Codestral 25.01: Mistral’s code-specialist row

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