Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Nemotron VoiceChat vs Mistral Large 2.1
Nemotron VoiceChat comes out ahead, 65 to 35 and 26 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
35/100- ECI128.5
- Price$0.70 / $2.80
- Context131K
- Our pick
NVIDIANemotron VoiceChat
65/100- ECI—
- PriceFree / Free
- Context128K
Mistral AIMistral Large 2.1
26/100- ECI128.5
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context131K
Nemotron VoiceChat is our pick
Nemotron VoiceChat is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Qwen2.5 32B Instruct (35) and Mistral Large 2.1 (26). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceNemotron VoiceChatNemotron VoiceChat Free · Qwen2.5 32B Instruct $1.23 · Mistral Large 2.1 $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen2.5 32B Instruct and Mistral Large 2.1Qwen2.5 32B Instruct 131,072 · Mistral Large 2.1 131,072 · Nemotron VoiceChat 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNemotron VoiceChatQwen2.5 32B Instruct: Text · Nemotron VoiceChat: Text, Audio · Mistral Large 2.1: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Nemotron VoiceChat | Mistral Large 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 46 | 100 | 27 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 35/100 | 65/100 | 26/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Qwen2.5 32B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) | Nemotron VoiceChatNVIDIA | Mistral Large 2.1Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 128.5 | — | 128.5 |
| ECI rank | #131 of 148 | — | #130 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 46.1% | — | 51.3% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 7.4% | — | 7.8% (best) |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.70 | Free (best) | $2.00 |
| Output | $2.80 | Free (best) | $6.00 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.23 | Free (best) | $3.00 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Official Nvidia API | Official Mistral API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 8,192 tokens | 16,384 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | Open |
| API model ID | qwen2-5-32b-instruct | nvidia/nemotron-voicechat | mistral-large-2411 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Sep 17, 2024 | Mar 16, 2026 | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 | — | Nov 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct$12.60
- Nemotron VoiceChatFree
- Mistral Large 2.1$32.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen2.5 32B Instruct, Nemotron VoiceChat or Mistral Large 2.1?
Nemotron VoiceChat is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Qwen2.5 32B Instruct (35) and Mistral Large 2.1 (26). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct, Nemotron VoiceChat or Mistral Large 2.1?
Nemotron VoiceChat is cheaper at Free input / Free output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price). Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs $0.70 input / $2.80 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price); Mistral Large 2.1 costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Nemotron VoiceChat is listed as free.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has an ECI of 128.5, Nemotron VoiceChat has not been scored yet and Mistral Large 2.1 has an ECI of 128.5.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct, Nemotron VoiceChat and Mistral Large 2.1 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Mistral Large 2.1 have the largest context windows (131,072 and 131,072 tokens), against 128,000 for Nemotron VoiceChat. Maximum output per response: Qwen2.5 32B Instruct up to 8,192, Nemotron VoiceChat up to 8,192, Mistral Large 2.1 up to 16,384 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct accepts text; Nemotron VoiceChat accepts text and audio; Mistral Large 2.1 accepts text. Nemotron VoiceChat handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights, so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Nemotron VoiceChat is the newest, released Mar 16, 2026. Mistral Large 2.1 came out Nov 18, 2024; Qwen2.5 32B Instruct came out Sep 17, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Apr 2024, Mistral Large 2.1 Nov 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
