Claude 3 Sonnet vs Codestral-22B
Claude 3 Sonnet and Codestral-22B are closely matched at 1.9 and 0.1 on the LLM Stats Score.
Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3 Sonnet and Codestral-22B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 1.9 and 0.1.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Codestral-22B 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 Sonnet
- you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output
Choose Codestral-22B
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2024
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
11 reported for Claude 3 Sonnet · 7 for Codestral-22B
Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Codestral-22B is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).
Codestral-22B 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 Sonnet specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Sonnet specifies output context (200,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude 3 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.
Claude 3 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude 3 Sonnet
Codestral-22B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3 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 Sonnet was released on 2024-02-29, while Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29.
Codestral-22B is 3 months newer than Claude 3 Sonnet.
Feb 29, 2024
2.5 years ago
May 29, 2024
2.3 years ago
3mo newerKnowledge 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 Sonnet and Codestral-22B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet vs Codestral-22B.