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Codestral 22B vs Mistral Large 3

Mistral
Codestral 22B
Mistral
Mistral Large 3
Overview
CompanyMistralMistral
Release dateMay 29 2024Dec 2 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 22B shipped 552 days before Mistral Large 3

Which is better: Codestral 22B or Mistral Large 3?

Codestral 22B and Mistral Large 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral 22B shipped 552 days before Mistral Large 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Codestral 22B is proprietary, while Mistral Large 3 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral 22B and Mistral Large 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

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

Mistral Large 3 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.

Codestral 22B is a proprietary model released by Mistral. Mistral Large 3 is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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