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Codestral-22B vs QwQ-32B

QwQ-32B leads the LLM Stats Score 15.1 to 0.2.

Mistral AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

QwQ-32B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 15.1 to 0.2, ranking #215 overall.

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 QwQ-32B

  • overall performance matters — it scores 15.1 and ranks #215 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Codestral-22B
Mistral AI
QwQ-32B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
0.2
#309
15.1
#215
Reasoning
0.1
#303
15.8
#207
Coding
2.5
#213
10.4
#151
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Individual benchmarks

7 reported for Codestral-22B · 7 for QwQ-32B

No common benchmarks found

Codestral-22B and QwQ-32Bdon'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

10.3B diff

QwQ-32B has 10.3B more parameters than Codestral-22B, making it 46.4% larger.

Mistral AI
Codestral-22B
22.2Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
QwQ-32B
32.5Bparameters
22.2B
Codestral-22B
32.5B
QwQ-32B

License

Usage and distribution terms

Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while QwQ-32B 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

QwQ-32B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.

QwQ-32B is 9 months newer than Codestral-22B.

Codestral-22B

May 29, 2024

2.3 years ago

QwQ-32B

Mar 5, 2025

1.5 years ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm QwQ-32B's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.

Codestral-22B

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QwQ-32B

Nov 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and QwQ-32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Codestral-22B vs QwQ-32B.

Which is better, Codestral-22B or QwQ-32B?

QwQ-32B leads the LLM Stats Score 15.1 to 0.2. Codestral-22B is made by Mistral AI and QwQ-32B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Codestral-22B compare to QwQ-32B in benchmarks?

Codestral-22B scores HumanEvalFIM-Average: 91.6%, HumanEval: 81.1%, MBPP: 78.2%, Spider: 63.5%, HumanEval-Average: 61.5%. QwQ-32B scores MATH-500: 90.6%, IFEval: 83.9%, AIME 2024: 79.5%, LiveBench: 73.1%, BFCL: 66.4%.

What are the main differences between Codestral-22B and QwQ-32B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (0.2 vs 15.1), licensing (MNPL-0.1 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Codestral-22B and QwQ-32B?

Codestral-22B is developed by Mistral AI and QwQ-32B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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