Model Comparison

Codestral-22B vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Comparing Codestral-22B and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Codestral-22B and Phi-4-multimodal-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

16.6B diff

Codestral-22B has 16.6B more parameters than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct, making it 296.4% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
5.6Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
5.6B
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Phi-4-multimodal-instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Phi-4-multimodal-instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Codestral-22B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct uses MIT.

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

Codestral-22B

MNPL-0.1

Open weights

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct was released on 2025-02-01.

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is 8 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.0 years ago

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Feb 1, 2025

1.3 years ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi-4-multimodal-instruct's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.

Codestral-22B

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Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Mistral AI

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

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

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Codestral-22B (Mistral AI) and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct (Microsoft) 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 Phi-4-multimodal-instruct in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct scores ScienceQA Visual: 97.5%, DocVQA: 93.2%, MMBench: 86.7%, POPE: 85.6%, OCRBench: 84.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Codestral-22B and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Codestral-22B supports an unknown number of tokens and Phi-4-multimodal-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 Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

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

Who makes Codestral-22B and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is developed by Microsoft.