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Codestral-22B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Codestral-22B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 are closely matched at 0.0 and 4.8 on the LLM Stats Score.

Mistral AI · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Codestral-22B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 0.0 and 4.8.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Codestral-22B
Mistral AI
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
0.0
#334
4.8
#308
Reasoning
-0.1
#326
5.3
#303
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Codestral-22B · 7 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

1 shared

Codestral-22B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 1 benchmark (MBPP).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Oct 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

14.2B diff

Codestral-22B has 14.2B more parameters than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1, making it 177.5% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

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

Codestral-22B

MNPL-0.1

Open weights

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is 10 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.4 years ago

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.5 years ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1'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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Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Codestral-22B
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Codestral-22B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 0.0 and 4.8. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Codestral-22B compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%.

What are the main differences between Codestral-22B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (0.0 vs 4.8), licensing (MNPL-0.1 vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Codestral-22B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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