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Codestral 25.01 vs Ministral 3 14B-25-12

Mistral
Codestral 25.01
Mistral
Ministral 3 14B-25-12
Overview
CompanyMistralMistral
Release dateJan 13 2025Dec 2 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Specifications
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Timeline
Release gapCodestral 25.01 shipped 323 days before Ministral 3 14B-25-12

Which is better: Codestral 25.01 or Ministral 3 14B-25-12?

Codestral 25.01 and Ministral 3 14B-25-12 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Codestral 25.01 shipped 323 days before Ministral 3 14B-25-12, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Codestral 25.01 is proprietary, while Ministral 3 14B-25-12 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Codestral 25.01 and Ministral 3 14B-25-12 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Codestral 25.01 was released by Mistral on Jan 13 2025.

Ministral 3 14B-25-12 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.

Codestral 25.01 is a proprietary model released by Mistral. Ministral 3 14B-25-12 is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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