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Codestral 2405 vs Qwen2 5 7b

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Mistral

Model

Codestral 2405

Context window

32K

32,000 tokens · ~24K words

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Alibaba

Model

Qwen2 5 7b

Context window

33K

32,768 tokens · ~25K words

Model page

Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Codestral 240532K
Qwen2 5 7b33K

Qwen2 5 7b has about 1× the context window of the other in this pair.

Qwen2 5 7b has 2% more context capacity (32K vs 32K tokens).

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Qwen2 5 7b. Its 32K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 32K).

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Qwen2 5 7b. Its 32K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecCodestral 2405Qwen2 5 7b
Context window32,000 tokens (32K)32,768 tokens (32K)
Max output tokens8,191 tokens (8K)32,768 tokens (32K)
Speed tierBalancedFast
VisionNoNo
Function callingNoNo
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingNoNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderCodestral 2405 inCodestral 2405 outQwen2 5 7b inQwen2 5 7b out
Deepinfra$0.040/M$0.100/M
Google Vertex$0.200/M$0.600/M
Mistral
Novita$0.070/M$0.070/M

Frequently asked questions

Qwen2 5 7b has a larger context window: 32K tokens vs 32K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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