Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Codestral-22B
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the LLM Stats Score 19.1 to 0.0.
Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the overall LLM Stats Score 19.1 to 0.0, ranking #207 overall.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet
- overall performance matters — it scores 19.1 and ranks #207 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024
Choose Codestral-22B
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
19 reported for Claude 3.5 Sonnet · 7 for Codestral-22B
Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while Codestral-22B is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies output context (200,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Codestral-22B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Codestral-22B uses MNPL-0.1.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
MNPL-0.1
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is 5 months newer than Codestral-22B.
Oct 22, 2024
1.9 years ago
4mo newerMay 29, 2024
2.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Codestral-22B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Codestral-22B.