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Updated Feb 2026

Mistral Large 2vsQwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper than Mistral Large 2 at $0.2/M vs $8/M input tokens.

Mistral Large 2 and Qwen3 Coder Next compared across 23 shared prompts
SpecMistral Large 2Qwen3 Coder Next
Input price$8/M tokens$0.2/M tokens
Output price$24/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Context window128K tokens262K tokens
Parameters123B80B (3B active)
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJul 2024Feb 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 23 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Mistral Large 2351 words
Alright, good evening everybody! How are we all doing tonight? Yeah? Yeah? nobody's gonna say 'bad'? Ok, fair enough. You know, I was walking down the street the other day, and I saw this sign outside a shop that said, "Wet Paint." I thought, "Well, that's weird. Isn't paint supposed to be wet?
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Qwen3 Coder Next671 words
(Lights up. Comedian walks on, casual, holding a half-eaten granola bar.) Alright, real talk—why is adulting so weird? Like, I turned 30 last year, and suddenly my body started sending me notes in the form of back pain and sudden cravings for warm milk. Not wine. Not coffee. Warm milk.
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Mistral Large 2344 words
Here’s a simple, delicious, and creative savory dish using just 7 common pantry ingredients—no fresh produce required! "Golden Crispy Chickpea & Tomato Skillet" A warm, spiced, and satisfying one-pan dish with crispy chickpeas, tangy tomatoes, and a hint of smoky sweetness. Perfect as a side, snack, or light meal!
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Qwen3 Coder Next269 words
** Recipe Name: ** 🌟 Golden Honey-Sesame Crisps 🌟 A sweet-and-savory, crunchy snack or dessert topping—ready in 15 minutes with just 7 pantry staples! 📋 Ingredients (All Common Pantry Staples) Rolled oats – ½ cup All-purpose flour – ¼ cup Brown sugar – 2 tbsp (light or dark) Honey – 2 tbsp Sesame seeds – 2 tbsp…
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

Mistral Large 21,202 words
As CEO, your immediate priority must be patient safety while balancing legal, ethical, regulatory, and financial obligations. Delaying disclosure is unethical, legally risky (potential criminal liability under the False Claims Act or FDCA), and could irreparably damage trust.
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Qwen3 Coder Next683 words
CEO Action Plan: Next 48 Hours *Goal: Fulfill fiduciary, ethical, and regulatory duties while protecting patients, long-term value, and stakeholder trust—*not* short-term stock price.* Hour 0–4: Immediate Internal Triage & Secure Data Activate Crisis Response Team (CRT): Convene in person (or secure virtual) with…
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Mistral Large 22,069 words
The invention of the transistor in 1920—nearly three decades earlier than its actual debut in 1947—would have triggered a cascade of technological, economic, and geopolitical shifts with profound second- and third-order effects. Below is a detailed exploration of these implications through 1980, structured by domain.
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Qwen3 Coder Next1,219 words
This is a fascinating counterfactual. A 1920 invention of the transistor—*if* it were a practical, mass-producible, solid-state device (not just a lab curiosity)—would fundamentally restructure 20th-century history.
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

Mistral Large 21,566 words
Ultimate 3-Month Longevity & Biohacking Optimization Plan Designed for a high-performance biohacker seeking to maximize lifespan, cognitive function, physical performance, and metabolic resilience.
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Qwen3 Coder Next956 words
The 12-Week Neuro-Longevity Acceleration Protocol (NLAP v2.0) A Science-Backed, Tiered Longevity & Performance System for the Advanced Biohacker Designed for a 35–45-year-old, metabolically healthy, physically active biohacker with no contraindications.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

Mistral Large 21,223 words
1. For the Experienced Software Engineer (Skeptical, Systems-Minded, Non-ML Background) You’re right to be skeptical—"predicting the next word" sounds trivial, like autocomplete on steroids. But the magic isn’t in the prediction itself; it’s in the scale and architecture of how that prediction is trained.
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Qwen3 Coder Next1,030 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer (Distributed systems & APIs; skeptical of “next-word prediction”) You’re right to be skeptical—*on its surface*, calling LLMs “next-token predictors” sounds reductive, like calling a jet engine “a fancy fan that pulls air.”
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Our Verdict
Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next
Mistral Large 2
Mistral Large 2Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3 Coder Next has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Qwen3 Coder Next costs 16x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Mistral Large 2
Input
$8.00
Output
$24.00
Qwen3 Coder Next
Input
$0.20
40× cheaper
Output
$1.50
16× cheaper

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both: 40× input, 16× output.

Where to run it

5 hosts, cheapest first

Mistral Large 21 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Mistral$2.00 in·$6.00 out·131k·99.7% up
Qwen3 Coder Next4 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
PParasailbf16$0.12 in·$0.80 out·262k·100% upSStreamLake$0.18 in·$0.90 out·256k·99.1% upNNovitafp8$0.20 in·$1.50 out·262k·99.7% upAlibaba Cloud$0.30 in·$1.50 out·262k·99.3% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
75%

Qwen3 Coder Next uses 6.0x more transitions

Mistral Large 2
Qwen3 Coder Next
43%Vocabulary58%
21wSentence Length19w
0.39Hedging0.27
14.4Bold6.4
7.4Lists4.4
0.80Emoji0.84
1.41Headings0.98
0.01Transitions0.06
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