Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs Magistral Medium

Comparing Codestral-22B and Magistral Medium across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Codestral-22B and Magistral Medium 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

1.8B diff

Magistral Medium has 1.8B more parameters than Codestral-22B, making it 8.1% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
24.0Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
24.0B
Magistral Medium

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

Magistral Medium can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Magistral Medium uses Apache 2.0.

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

Codestral-22B

MNPL-0.1

Open weights

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10.

Magistral Medium is 13 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

1.9 years ago

Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

11 months ago

1.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.

Codestral-22B

Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

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

Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Codestral-22B
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FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Magistral Medium.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Magistral Medium?

Codestral-22B (Mistral AI) and Magistral Medium (Mistral AI) 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 Magistral Medium in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%.

What are the main differences between Codestral-22B and Magistral Medium?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MNPL-0.1 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.