Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs GPT-4Which is better in 2026?

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Codestral-22B vs GPT-4 — which is better?

Codestral-22B (by Mistral AI) and GPT-4 (by OpenAI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Codestral-22B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while GPT-4 is better at 0 benchmarks. Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Codestral-22B if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2024
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose GPT-4 if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $30.00/M input and $60.00/M output

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Codestral-22B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while GPT-4 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-4 specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only GPT-4 specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
GPT-4
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

GPT-4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

GPT-4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

GPT-4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while GPT-4 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

GPT-4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while GPT-4 was released on 2023-06-13.

Codestral-22B is 12 months newer than GPT-4.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

11mo newer
GPT-4

Jun 13, 2023

3.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2022-12-31, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-4's training data extends to 2022-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.

Codestral-22B

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GPT-4

Dec 2022

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Has open weights
Higher HumanEval score (81.1% vs 67.0%)
OpenAI
Larger context window (32,768 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and GPT-4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Codestral-22B
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GPT-4
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FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs GPT-4.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or GPT-4?

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and GPT-4 is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Codestral-22B compare to GPT-4 in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. GPT-4 scores AI2 Reasoning Challenge (ARC): 96.3%, HellaSwag: 95.3%, Uniform Bar Exam: 90.0%, SAT Math: 89.0%, LSAT: 88.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Codestral-22B and GPT-4?

Codestral-22B supports an unknown number of tokens and GPT-4 supports 33K 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 GPT-4?

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 GPT-4?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and GPT-4 is developed by OpenAI.

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