Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Codestral-22B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Claude 3 Opus is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Opus specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Opus specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

Claude 3 Opus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Claude 3 Opus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Claude 3 Opus uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Codestral-22B

MNPL-0.1

Open weights

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29.

Codestral-22B is 3 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.0 years ago

3mo newer
Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Has open weights
Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher HumanEval score (84.9% vs 81.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus

FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Claude 3 Opus.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Claude 3 Opus?

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Codestral-22B compare to Claude 3 Opus in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Codestral-22B and Claude 3 Opus?

Codestral-22B supports an unknown number of tokens and Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Codestral-22B and Claude 3 Opus?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MNPL-0.1 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Codestral-22B and Claude 3 Opus?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic.