Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is the newer model, released after Mistral Devstral Medium.
Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
Which answer wins?
Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Pirate: Arr mateys, I be hearin' tales of these here AI models. What be they, and why be everyone so interested in 'em? Medieval Knight: Indeed, I too have heard whispers of these AI models. They are said to be powerful tools, capable of learning and making decisions on their own.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): The Tavern of Temporal Anomalies (A creaky tavern. SIR GALAHAD (polished armor, earnest face) sips mead. CAPTAIN BLACKBEARD (eye patch, parrot on shoulder) sharpens a cutlass. DEX "BYTE" MORALES (hoodie, neon-green sunglasses, tapping furiously on a glowing laptop) slurps a pixelated energy drink.)
An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.
Mistral Devstral Medium: AI Model (AM): Good day, Professor. I've been pondering a question that I believe is of great importance. I think it's time we discuss whether I, as an AI, deserve rights. AI Ethics Professor (AEP): That's an interesting topic, AM. Let's explore this. What kind of rights are you referring to?
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): The Mirror & The Mind: An AI's Case for Rights Setting: A sleek university office lined with philosophy texts. DR. ELARA VOSS, 50s, sharp-eyed ethics professor, sits across from a holographic interface displaying shifting geometric patterns – the representation of "AURA," a next-generation language model.
Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Dish Name: "Pantry Pasta Primavera" Ingredients: Pasta (any shape, 8 oz or 225g) Canned tomatoes (14 oz or 400g) Garlic (2 cloves) Onion (1 medium) Olive oil (2 tbsp) Salt (1 tsp) Black pepper (1/2 tsp) Instructions: Prepare the vegetables: Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic cloves.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): Crispy Chickpea Pantry Pasta Sweet or savory? Savory with a zesty kick! Total time: 15 minutes Serves: 2 Why it works: Uses pantry staples to create a crunchy, garlicky, umami-packed meal with zero fresh produce needed. The chickpeas get incredibly crispy, and lemon juice (bottled) adds bright freshness.
Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Interviewer (I): Today, we have a truly extraordinary guest. He's a visionary, an innovator, and a man who changed the world. Please welcome, the late Steve Jobs, joining us virtually from the future, in 2025. Steve Jobs (SJ): Thank you for having me. It's great to be here, even if it's just a simulation.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): The Stage: Apple Park, Infinite Loop (Virtual Studio) Date: October 15, 2025 Setting: A minimalist white studio. A single oak table. Steve Jobs, 70 but radiating the same intense energy, sits opposite a nervous tech journalist. He wears his signature black turtleneck, fingers steepled.
A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Weak Claim 1: "Works with any language, any device." Why it's weak: This claim is overly broad and may not be entirely accurate. Different languages have unique structures, and it's unlikely that a single model can achieve high accuracy across all languages without significant training data for each.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): Based on a rigorous analysis of neuroscience, market realities, and startup best practices, here are the 3 weakest claims in the MindMeld AI pitch deck, with evidence-backed critiques and concrete fixes: Weakest Claim #1: Slide 1 Vision – "Predicts what you want to type *before you think it*" Why it's weak: Violates…
You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Hour-by-Hour Action Plan: Hour 1-2: Gather Information Meet with the research team to understand the data, methodology, and certainty of the findings. Consult with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to assess the severity and implications of the side effect.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): 48-Hour Crisis Action Plan: Prioritizing Patients, Ethics, and Sustainable Trust Core Principle: Patient safety is non-negotiable. Delaying action based on financial fear risks catastrophic legal liability, irreversible reputational damage, regulatory wrath, and profound ethical failure.
A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Certainly! Let's break down the potential failure modes, race conditions, and scaling bottlenecks in the architecture, and propose solutions for each. Potential Failure Modes Single Point of Failure in WebSocket Connections: Issue: If a single API server fails, all WebSocket connections to that server are lost.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): Here's a comprehensive analysis of the architecture's failure modes, race conditions, and bottlenecks, with specific solutions and trade-offs: 1. Sync Strategy: Client Timestamps + Last-Write-Wins (LWW) Failure Mode/Race Condition: Clock Skew: Client clocks are unreliable (e.g., user's laptop time off by minutes).
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
Mistral Devstral Medium: 1-Month Health and Longevity Plan Key Areas: Diet, Exercise, Sleep Week 1: Establish a Baseline Diet: Track your current diet using a journal or app (e.g., MyFitnessPal) to understand your eating habits. Start incorporating more fruits and vegetables into your meals. Begin reducing processed foods and sugary drinks.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): Here’s a simple, actionable 1-month plan designed for absolute beginners. It focuses on diet, movement (exercise), and sleep—the 3 most impactful, science-backed pillars for health and longevity. Each week builds gently on the last, prioritizing tiny, sustainable habits over drastic changes.
Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.
Mistral Devstral Medium: 3-Month Longevity Optimization Plan for Biohackers Month 1: Foundation Building Week 1-2: Initial Assessment and Baseline Establishment Wearable Tracking: Devices: Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Whoop Strap Metrics to Track: Sleep quality, heart rate variability (HRV), resting heart rate, activity levels, and stress levels.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): The Quantum Leap Longevity Protocol: A 3-Month Biohacker's Blueprint for Peak Longevity & Performance Core Philosophy: This plan integrates precision, personalization, and phased adaptation – not just stacking interventions.
One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.
Mistral Devstral Medium: 1. Experienced Software Engineer: You're familiar with building complex systems, so let's break down how a large language model (LLM) like GPT or Claude works in a way that resonates with your background.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): For the Experienced Software Engineer (Skeptical Builder) Forget "next word prediction" as a simplistic heuristic—it's the emergent consequence of a massively parallel, distributed state machine solving a high-dimensional compression problem.
Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.
Mistral Devstral Medium: By 2035, AI is expected to significantly transform the film industry in several ways, including the use of deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation. Here are some predictions: Deepfakes and AI Actors: De-aging and Digital Doubles: AI will be used extensively to de-age actors or create digital doubles for dangerous…
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): By 2035, AI will fundamentally reshape the film industry—not as a replacement for human creativity, but as a transformative force that democratizes production, disrupts traditional workflows, and forces ethical and economic reckonings.
Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.
Mistral Devstral Medium: Dish Name: "Whispers of the Forest: A Symphony of Truffle, Venison, and Black Garlic" Conceptual Narrative: This dish is a celebration of the forest's bounty, combining the earthy richness of truffles, the gamey elegance of venison, and the sweet, umami depth of black garlic.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking): "Symbiosis: Mycelial Bloom & Arctic Ember" A dish exploring the hidden dialogue between forest decay and renewal, where fungal lifeblood meets the fierce brightness of the Arctic tundra.
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Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.4/M tokens | $0.4/M tokens |
| Output price | $2/M tokens | $4/M tokens |
| Context window | — | 1.0M tokens |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jul 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| At 10M a month | $4.00 | $4.00 |
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Mistral Devstral Medium is developed by Mistral AI while Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is developed by Qwen. You can compare their actual outputs across 37 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
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Mistral Devstral Medium costs $0.4/M input tokens and Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) costs $0.4/M input tokens. Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is $0.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
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