Model Comparison

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

GPT-4 Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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

Codestral-22B (by Mistral AI) and GPT-4 Turbo (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 0 benchmarks, while GPT-4 Turbo is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval). GPT-4 Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Codestral-22B if…

  • 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 Turbo if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

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

GPT-4 Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Jun 29 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only GPT-4 Turbo specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only GPT-4 Turbo specifies output context (4,096 tokens).

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
GPT-4 Turbo
Input128,000 tokens
Output4,096 tokens
Mon Jun 29 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

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

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while GPT-4 Turbo was released on 2024-04-09.

Codestral-22B is 2 months newer than GPT-4 Turbo.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

1mo newer
GPT-4 Turbo

Apr 9, 2024

2.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-4 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-4 Turbo's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.

Codestral-22B

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GPT-4 Turbo

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Has open weights
OpenAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher HumanEval score (87.1% vs 81.1%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

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

Codestral-22B
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GPT-4 Turbo
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FAQ

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

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

GPT-4 Turbo significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and GPT-4 Turbo 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 Turbo in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. GPT-4 Turbo scores MGSM: 88.5%, HumanEval: 87.1%, MMLU: 86.5%, DROP: 86.0%, MATH: 72.6%.

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

Codestral-22B supports an unknown number of tokens and GPT-4 Turbo supports 128K 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 Turbo?

Key differences include licensing (MNPL-0.1 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Codestral-22B and GPT-4 Turbo?

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

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