Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct (free)

DEPRECATED

OpenRouter

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 79/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

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A-TIER

Mistral AI

Intelligence Score 86/100

Context Window 32K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Model Popularity 0 votes

Commercial/Paid Model

FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 79/100, Codestral outperforms Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct (free) by 7 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct (free)	Codestral
Context Window	32k	32K
Architecture	Transformer (Open Weight)	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~70-74%	~80-84%
Release Date	Sep-Nov 2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Paid / Commercial
Rate Limit (RPM)	20 requests/minute	5,000 RPM
Daily Limit	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)	Based on tier
Capabilities	No specific data	Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode
Performance Tier	B-Tier (Strong)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Very Fast	Medium
Primary Use Case	General Purpose	💻 Code Generation
Model Size	7B	Undisclosed
Limitations	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand	API key required Limited availability
Key Strengths	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing	Code specialist Multi-language Code completion