Codestral-22B vs GPT-4
Codestral-22B and GPT-4 are closely matched at 0.0 and 3.0 on the LLM Stats Score.
Mistral AI · OpenAI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Codestral-22B and GPT-4 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 0.0 and 3.0.
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 GPT-4
- you want predictable pricing at $30.00/M input and $60.00/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
7 reported for Codestral-22B · 12 for GPT-4
Codestral-22B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (HumanEval), while GPT-4 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 GPT-4 specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only GPT-4 specifies output context (32,768 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
GPT-4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.
GPT-4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Codestral-22B
GPT-4
License
Usage and distribution terms
Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while GPT-4 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 GPT-4 was released on 2023-06-13.
Codestral-22B is 12 months newer than GPT-4.
May 29, 2024
2.3 years ago
11mo newerJun 13, 2023
3.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2022-12-31, while Codestral-22B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-4's training data extends to 2022-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Codestral-22B's cutoff date.
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Dec 2022
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and GPT-4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Codestral-22B vs GPT-4.