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Mistral AICodestral 22BVSMistral AIMistral Large 3

Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|Updated: June 2026

Our Take

Standardized reasoning and coding benchmarks are currently pending verification for one or both of these models. We recommend testing Codestral 22B and Mistral Large 3 directly in their respective provider playgrounds to see which fits your specific prompt styles best.
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Model Specs

Codestral 22B

Open SourceAPI Available

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (human-eval)
81.1%

basic standalone code completion and simple functions

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
N/A

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)1.7x cheaper
$0.45Input: $0.30 | Output: $0.90
Context Window
32.77k tokens
Model Specs

Mistral Large 3

Open SourceAPI Available

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (live-code-bench)
34.4%

scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
85.5%

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)
$0.75Input: $0.50 | Output: $1.50
Context WindowLarger
262.14k tokens

Frequently Asked Questions about Codestral 22B vs Mistral Large 3

Codestral 22B is cheaper than Mistral Large 3. Codestral 22B has a blended cost of $0.45/1M tokens, which is about 1.7x cheaper than Mistral Large 3 at $0.75/1M tokens.

For coding tasks, Codestral 22B scores 81.1% on human-eval (basic standalone code completion and simple functions), while Mistral Large 3 scores 34.4% on live-code-bench (scripting single-file apps or clearly defined functions).

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