Codestral ↗
Codestral ↗Compare inonSimpleQA Verified v1
Ranking?
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Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
CheaperGPT-6 Lunamax×7.4-56%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813max×9.4+340%$0.67Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4CheaperDeepSeek V3unstatedOpen×4.9-30%$0.28 / $0.42
CheaperQwen 3.5 Plusunstated×4.5-43%$0.12 / $0.69CheaperDeepSeek V3.1unstatedOpen×4.3-6%$0.25 / $0.95ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-6 Lunamax×7.4-56%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3DeepSeek V3unstatedOpen×4.9-30%$0.28 / $0.42Qwen 3.5 Plusunstated×4.5-43%$0.12 / $0.69DeepSeek V3.1unstatedOpen×4.3-6%$0.25 / $0.95
Claude Haiku 5.5unstated×4.3-56%$0.10 / $0.50Remove sampling parameters+5ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-6 Lunamax×7.4-56%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunamax×7.3same$0.18
Grok 4.3high×5.9+247%$0.21Claude Haiku 5.5max×4.3-56%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×7.6+17%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813maxOpen×9.4+340%$0.67Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
Kimi K3maxOpen×9+1,233%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen×7.6+17%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
GLM 5.3maxOpen×7.3+378%$2.01Reasoning cannot be disabled+3Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpen×7.2+66%$0.23 / $2.30No strict JSONModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Mistral Large 4high×3.6—$1.36 / $4.18Infinite whitespace stream+4Mistral Medium 3.5highOpenn/a—$0.43Mistral Small 4thinkingOpenn/a—$0.017Mistral Smalln/a—$1 / $3Ministral 3 14B 2512non-thinkingOpenn/a—$0.019Ministral 3 3B 2512Openn/a—$0.008Ministral 3 8B 2512Openn/a—$0.011Mistral Large 3non-thinkingOpenn/a—$0.031All Mistral models →FAQ
How much does Codestral ↗ cost?›
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $0.90 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.03 per 1M.
Is Codestral ↗ free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.30 per 1M input tokens.
How can I use Codestral ↗?›
Through the Mistral API.
Can Codestral ↗ read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Codestral ↗?›
Codestral ↗ is a language model from Mistral, the successor to Codestral 2405.
What are the best alternatives to Codestral ↗?›
GPT-6 Luna (cheaper), DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (open weights).