Codestral-22B vs Grok-3
Grok-3 leads the LLM Stats Score 30.8 to 0.2.
Mistral AI · xAI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Grok-3 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 30.8 to 0.2, ranking #105 overall.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Codestral-22B
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Choose Grok-3
- overall performance matters — it scores 30.8 and ranks #105 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
7 reported for Codestral-22B · 5 for Grok-3
Codestral-22B and Grok-3don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Grok-3 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Grok-3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.
Grok-3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Codestral-22B
Grok-3
License
Usage and distribution terms
Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Grok-3 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-3 was released on 2025-02-17.
Grok-3 is 9 months newer than Codestral-22B.
May 29, 2024
2.3 years ago
Feb 17, 2025
1.5 years ago
8mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Grok-3's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.
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Nov 2024
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and Grok-3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Grok-3.