Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs Grok-1.5

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Codestral-22B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while Grok-1.5 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue May 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Grok-1.5 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

Grok-1.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Grok-1.5 was released on 2024-03-28.

Codestral-22B is 2 months newer than Grok-1.5.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.0 years ago

2mo newer
Grok-1.5

Mar 28, 2024

2.1 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
Higher HumanEval score (81.1% vs 74.1%)
xAI

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

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
xAI
Grok-1.5

FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Grok-1.5.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Grok-1.5?

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and Grok-1.5 is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Codestral-22B compare to Grok-1.5 in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Grok-1.5 scores GSM8k: 90.0%, DocVQA: 85.6%, MMLU: 81.3%, HumanEval: 74.1%, MMMU: 53.6%.

What are the main differences between Codestral-22B and Grok-1.5?

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

Who makes Codestral-22B and Grok-1.5?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and Grok-1.5 is developed by xAI.