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Codestral 22B vs gpt-oss-120b

Mistral Codestral 22B vs OpenAI gpt-oss-120b — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Codestral 22B
OpenAI
gpt-oss-120b
Overview
CompanyMistralOpenAI
Release dateMay 29 2024Aug 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapCodestral 22B shipped 433 days before gpt-oss-120b

Which is better: Codestral 22B or gpt-oss-120b?

Codestral 22B and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral 22B shipped 433 days before gpt-oss-120b, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

gpt-oss-120b is an open-source / open-weight model; Codestral 22B is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral 22B and gpt-oss-120b don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Codestral 22B released?
Codestral 22B was released by Mistral on May 29 2024.
When was gpt-oss-120b released?
gpt-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.
Is Codestral 22B or gpt-oss-120b open source?
gpt-oss-120b is an open-source / open-weight model released by OpenAI. Codestral 22B is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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