Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Comparing Codestral-22B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Codestral-22B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

11.6B diff

Codestral-22B has 11.6B more parameters than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct, making it 109.4% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
10.6Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
10.6B
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 3.2 11B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.2 11B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct uses Llama 3.2 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 3.2 11B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 4 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.0 years ago

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

1.7 years ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.2 11B Instruct'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 3.2 11B Instruct

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI

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

Meta
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Codestral-22B (Mistral AI) and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct (Meta) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Codestral-22B compare to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct scores AI2D: 91.1%, DocVQA: 88.4%, ChartQA: 83.4%, VQAv2 (test): 75.2%, MMLU: 73.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Codestral-22B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Codestral-22B supports an unknown number of tokens and Llama 3.2 11B 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 Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MNPL-0.1 vs Llama 3.2 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Codestral-22B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is developed by Meta.