Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1Which is better in 2026?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Codestral-22B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 — which is better?

Codestral-22B (by Mistral AI) and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 (by NVIDIA) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Codestral-22B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is better at 1 benchmark (MBPP). Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Codestral-22B if…

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Codestral-22B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is better at 1 benchmark (MBPP).

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jun 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

27.7B diff

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has 27.7B more parameters than Codestral-22B, making it 124.8% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1
49.9Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
49.9B
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is 10 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.0 years ago

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Mar 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI

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

NVIDIA
Higher MBPP score (91.3% vs 78.2%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
NVIDIA
Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1

FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Codestral-22B compare to Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 scores MATH-500: 96.6%, MT-Bench: 91.7%, MBPP: 91.3%, Arena Hard: 88.3%, BFCL v2: 73.7%.

What are the main differences between Codestral-22B and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Key differences include 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-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and Llama-3.3 Nemotron Super 49B v1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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