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Codestral-22B vs Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking leads the LLM Stats Score 17.1 to 0.2.

Mistral AI · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking leads the overall LLM Stats Score 17.1 to 0.2, ranking #203 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Codestral-22B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

  • overall performance matters — it scores 17.1 and ranks #203 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Codestral-22B
Mistral AI
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
0.2
#310
17.1
#203
Reasoning
0.1
#304
17.3
#196
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Codestral-22B · 3 for Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

No common benchmarks found

Codestral-22B and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinkingdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking 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

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking was released on 2025-01-21.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is 8 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.3 years ago

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Jan 21, 2025

1.6 years ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.

Codestral-22B

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Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Aug 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Codestral-22B
✓ Preferred
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
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FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking leads the LLM Stats Score 17.1 to 0.2. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Codestral-22B compare to Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking scores MMMU: 75.4%, GPQA: 74.2%, AIME 2024: 73.3%.

What are the main differences between Codestral-22B and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (0.2 vs 17.1), 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 Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is developed by Google.

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