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| Specifications | ||
ParametersThe learned values that shape how a model responds. B means billion and T means trillion. For mixture-of-experts models, the total count is larger than the number active for each token. Parameter count alone does not measure quality. | 8B | 32B |
Context windowHow much information the model can work with in one request, measured in tokens — pieces of words or other data. This includes your question, attachments, conversation and reply. Limits can vary by model variant and provider. | 128k | 128k |
| These models have no shared benchmark scores. | ||
LiveCodeBenchCompetitive coding — Coding problems published so recently the AI can't have seen them in training — a contamination-free test of raw programming skill. Higher is better. | — | 63.4% |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Qwen |
| Release date | Oct 16 2024 | Mar 6 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Model details | View model | View model |
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Ministral 8B and QwQ-32B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Ministral 8B shipped 141 days before QwQ-32B, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Ministral 8B has 8B parameters, while QwQ-32B has 32B. Context windows are 128k (Ministral 8B) vs 128k (QwQ-32B).
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Ministral 8B and QwQ-32B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.