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DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview vs Codestral 22B

DeepSeek DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview vs Mistral Codestral 22B — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview
Mistral
Codestral 22B
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateNov 20 2024May 29 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 22B shipped 175 days before DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview

Which is better: DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview or Codestral 22B?

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview and Codestral 22B do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Codestral 22B shipped 175 days before DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview is an open-source / open-weight model; Codestral 22B is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview released?
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview was released by DeepSeek on Nov 20 2024.
When was Codestral 22B released?
Codestral 22B was released by Mistral on May 29 2024.
Is DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview or Codestral 22B open source?
DeepSeek-R1-Lite Preview is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Codestral 22B is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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