Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Codestral-22B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MBPP), while Mistral Small 3 24B Base is better at 0 benchmarks.

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.4B diff

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has 1.4B more parameters than Codestral-22B, making it 6.3% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
23.6Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
23.6B
Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base is 8 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

1.8 years ago

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.2 years ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Base's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.

Codestral-22B

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Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI
Higher MBPP score (78.2% vs 69.6%)
Mistral AI
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
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Mistral Small 3 24B Base

FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%.
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.