Codestral 22B vs o3
Mistral Codestral 22B | OpenAI o3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | Mistral | OpenAI |
| Release date | May 29 2024 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 26% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | Codestral 22B shipped 322 days before o3 | |
Which is better: Codestral 22B or o3?
Codestral 22B and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral 22B shipped 322 days before o3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral 22B and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Codestral 22B was released by Mistral on May 29 2024.
o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.
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