Codestral-22B vs Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Codestral-22B and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct are closely matched at 0.2 and 5.4 on the LLM Stats Score.
Mistral AI · Meta · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Codestral-22B and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 0.2 and 5.4.
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 3.2 90B Instruct
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
7 reported for Codestral-22B · 13 for Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Codestral-22B and Llama 3.2 90B Instructdon'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
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct has 67.8B more parameters than Codestral-22B, making it 305.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Llama 3.2 90B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.2 90B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Codestral-22B
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct uses Llama 3.2.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MNPL-0.1
Open weights
Llama 3.2
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is 4 months newer than Codestral-22B.
May 29, 2024
2.3 years ago
Sep 25, 2024
1.9 years ago
3mo newerKnowledge 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 Llama 3.2 90B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Llama 3.2 90B Instruct.