Mistral Medium 3.5vsQwen3.8-Max
Mistral Medium 3.5 | Qwen3.8-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | 128B | 2.4T |
Context window | 256k | 1M |
| Benchmarks | ||
Agentic coding SWE-Bench ProCan the AI fix real bugs in real software? It's handed actual problems from open-source projects and has to write code that genuinely solves them. Higher is better. | — | 67.7% |
Coding SWE-Bench VerifiedReal coding tasks pulled from open-source projects — the AI has to find and fix actual bugs. A human-checked version of the original SWE-Bench. Higher is better. | 77.6% | — |
Research reproduction PaperBenchreproducing the results of an ML research paper end to end | — | 93% |
Agentic terminal coding Terminal-Bench 2.1Can the AI work in a command-line terminal — running commands and finishing technical setup tasks the way a developer would? Higher is better. | — | 86.6% |
Professional tool use JobBenchTests the AI on professional workplace tasks that require using real work tools — the kind of multi-step jobs an office worker handles. Higher is better. | — | 53.4% |
Agentic computer use OSWorld-VerifiedCan the AI actually operate a computer — clicking, typing, and using real apps — to finish tasks on its own? Higher is better. | — | 86.1% |
Chart reasoning CharXiv ReasoningCan the AI read and reason about complex charts and figures, not just text? Higher is better. | — | 88.4% |
Visual reasoning BabyVisionTests core visual reasoning — seeing and understanding images the way even young children can, which AIs often find surprisingly hard. Higher is better. | — | 82% |
Community preference (code) Arena Elo (Code)Like the text arena, but people vote on which AI writes better code. The votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai. Higher is better. | 1267 | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | Qwen |
| Release date | Apr 29 2026 | Aug 3 2026 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
Which is better: Mistral Medium 3.5 or Qwen3.8-Max?
Mistral Medium 3.5 and Qwen3.8-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Mistral Medium 3.5 shipped 96 days before Qwen3.8-Max, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Mistral Medium 3.5 has 128B parameters, while Qwen3.8-Max has 2.4T. Context windows are 256k (Mistral Medium 3.5) vs 1M (Qwen3.8-Max). Mistral Medium 3.5 is open weight, while Qwen3.8-Max is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Medium 3.5 and Qwen3.8-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released by Mistral on Apr 29 2026.
Qwen3.8-Max was released by Qwen on Aug 3 2026.
Mistral Medium 3.5 has a 256k context window; Qwen3.8-Max has 1M.
Mistral Medium 3.5 is an open weight model released by Mistral. Qwen3.8-Max is a proprietary model released by Qwen.