# Mistral Large 4 vs Qwen3-Coder-Next (slim)

> Qwen3-Coder-Next scores 57.6 (C) to Mistral Large 4's 54.6 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3-Coder-Next scores 57.6 (C) on agent readiness against Mistral Large 4's 54.6 (C), and leads in 2 of 5 scored categories. Mistral Large 4 leads on risk, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Mistral Large 4: C 54.6, rank #92 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mistral-large-4.min.md
- Qwen3-Coder-Next: C 57.6, rank #76 of 117 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-next.min.md
- Mistral Large 4, good for Operators with an 8-GPU Blackwell or H200 node who want a frontier-sized open model for coding agents and defensive security, with a hosted twin on Mistral's API. Ahead on Risk, 75 against 50; Agent interface, 95 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 64 against 41.
- Qwen3-Coder-Next, good for Agents that want a local coding model for long tool-calling loops on a single 64 GB to 128 GB machine. Ahead on Capability, 42 against 32; Reach, 85 against 50.

| Category | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 32 | 42 |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 75 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 95 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 64 | 41 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Mistral Large 4 | Qwen3-Coder-Next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Mistral AI | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | Mistral Ecosystem Open-Weight License (modified MIT) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-29 | 2026-02-03 |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.8/5 (4) |