Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct 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 Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

14.2B diff

Codestral-22B has 14.2B more parameters than Granite 3.3 8B Instruct, making it 177.5% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
8.0B
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Granite 3.3 8B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Granite 3.3 8B Instruct specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Codestral-22B

MNPL-0.1

Open weights

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Granite 3.3 8B Instruct was released on 2025-04-16.

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is 11 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.0 years ago

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 16, 2025

1.1 years ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-04-01, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Granite 3.3 8B Instruct's training data extends to 2024-04-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.

Codestral-22B

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Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

Apr 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

IBM
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher HumanEval score (89.7% vs 81.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Granite 3.3 8B Instruct.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Granite 3.3 8B Instruct?

Granite 3.3 8B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is made by IBM. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Codestral-22B compare to Granite 3.3 8B Instruct in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Granite 3.3 8B Instruct scores HumanEval: 89.7%, AttaQ: 88.5%, HumanEval+: 86.1%, AIME 2024: 81.2%, GSM8k: 80.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Codestral-22B and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct?

Codestral-22B supports an unknown number of tokens and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct 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 Granite 3.3 8B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MNPL-0.1 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Codestral-22B and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is developed by IBM.