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Codestral 22B vs Grok 3

Mistral Codestral 22B vs xAI Grok 3 — side-by-side specs.

Mistral
Codestral 22B
xAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyMistralxAI
Release dateMay 29 2024Feb 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapCodestral 22B shipped 264 days before Grok 3

Which is better: Codestral 22B or Grok 3?

Codestral 22B and Grok 3 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Codestral 22B shipped 264 days before Grok 3, 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Codestral 22B released?
Codestral 22B was released by Mistral on May 29 2024.
When was Grok 3 released?
Grok 3 was released by xAI on Feb 17 2025.

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