Codestral-22B vs Gemini 1.5 Flash
Codestral-22B and Gemini 1.5 Flash are closely matched at 0.0 and 6.0 on the LLM Stats Score.
Mistral AI · Google · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Codestral-22B and Gemini 1.5 Flash are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 0.0 and 6.0.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Codestral-22B wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Codestral-22B
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2024
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Choose Gemini 1.5 Flash
- you want predictable pricing at $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
7 reported for Codestral-22B · 22 for Gemini 1.5 Flash
Codestral-22B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while Gemini 1.5 Flash is better at 0 benchmarks.
Codestral-22B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Gemini 1.5 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Flash specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Gemini 1.5 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.
Gemini 1.5 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Codestral-22B
Gemini 1.5 Flash
License
Usage and distribution terms
Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while Gemini 1.5 Flash uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MNPL-0.1
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Codestral-22B was released on 2024-05-29, while Gemini 1.5 Flash was released on 2024-05-01.
Codestral-22B is 1 month newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash.
May 29, 2024
2.4 years ago
4w newerMay 1, 2024
2.5 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 1.5 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.
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Nov 2023
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and Gemini 1.5 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Codestral-22B vs Gemini 1.5 Flash.