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DeepSeek-V3.2 vs Codestral 22B

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2
Mistral
Codestral 22B
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateDec 1 2025May 29 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
13%
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 22B shipped 551 days before DeepSeek-V3.2

Which is better: DeepSeek-V3.2 or Codestral 22B?

DeepSeek-V3.2 and Codestral 22B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral 22B shipped 551 days before DeepSeek-V3.2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V3.2 is open weight, while Codestral 22B is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek-V3.2 and Codestral 22B don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek-V3.2 was released by DeepSeek on Dec 1 2025.

Codestral 22B was released by Mistral on May 29 2024.

DeepSeek-V3.2 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Codestral 22B is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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