Codestral-22B vs GPT-4o
GPT-4o leads the LLM Stats Score 14.1 to 0.0.
Mistral AI · OpenAI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GPT-4o leads the overall LLM Stats Score 14.1 to 0.0, ranking #244 overall.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Codestral-22B
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Choose GPT-4o
- overall performance matters — it scores 14.1 and ranks #244 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
7 reported for Codestral-22B · 38 for GPT-4o
Codestral-22B and GPT-4odon'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
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only GPT-4o specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only GPT-4o specifies output context (16,384 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
GPT-4o supports multimodal inputs, whereas Codestral-22B does not.
GPT-4o can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Codestral-22B
GPT-4o
License
Usage and distribution terms
Codestral-22B is licensed under MNPL-0.1, while GPT-4o 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-4o was released on 2024-08-06.
GPT-4o is 2 months newer than Codestral-22B.
May 29, 2024
2.3 years ago
Aug 6, 2024
2.1 years ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Codestral-22B and GPT-4o side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Codestral-22B vs GPT-4o.