Codestral-22B vs Grok-1.5
Codestral-22B and Grok-1.5 are closely matched at 0.0 and -2.6 on the LLM Stats Score.
Mistral AI · xAI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Codestral-22B and Grok-1.5 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 0.0 and -2.6.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Codestral-22B wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Codestral-22B
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2024
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Choose Grok-1.5
- you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
7 reported for Codestral-22B · 9 for Grok-1.5
Codestral-22B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while Grok-1.5 is better at 0 benchmarks.
Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
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.
MNPL-0.1
Open weights
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.
May 29, 2024
2.3 years ago
2mo newerMar 28, 2024
2.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and Grok-1.5 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Grok-1.5.