Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

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Codestral

A-TIER

Mistral (La Plateforme)

Intelligence Score 86/100
Model Popularity 0 votes
Context Window 256k
Pricing Model Free / Open
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Llama 3.2 3B

Ollama

Intelligence Score 75/100
Context Window 128K tokens
Pricing Model Free / Open
Model Popularity 0 votes
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FINAL VERDICT

Codestral Wins

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 75/100, Codestral outperforms Llama 3.2 3B by 11 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Detailed Comparison

Feature
Codestral
Llama 3.2 3B
Context Window
256k 128K tokens
Architecture
Transformer Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score
~80-84% ~70-74%
Release Date
2024 Sep 2024
Pricing Model
Free Tier Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)
1 request/second Hardware limited
Daily Limit
- Unlimited
Capabilities
No specific data
No specific data
Performance Tier
A-Tier (Excellent) B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate
Medium Medium
Primary Use Case
💻 Code Generation General Purpose
Model Size
Undisclosed 3B
Limitations
  • Phone verification required
  • Data training opt-in required
  • 1 request/second rate limit
  • Depends on your RAM/GPU
  • Laptop fans will spin up
  • Large models (70B+) need heavy hardware
Key Strengths
  • Access to Mistral's open-weight models
  • OpenAI-compatible API endpoints
  • Function calling support
  • Local Inference: Data never leaves your device
  • Modelfiles: Script your own system prompts
  • API: Local REST API for app integration

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