Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

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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OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 79/100

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 79/100, Codestral outperforms Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct (free) by 7 points.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Codestral	Qwen 2.5 7B Instruct (free)
Context Window	256k	32k
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~70-74%
Release Date	2024	Sep-Nov 2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	1 request/second	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	-	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	Medium	⚡ Very Fast
Primary Use Case	💻 Code Generation	General Purpose
Model Size	Undisclosed	7B
Limitations	Phone verification required Data training opt-in required 1 request/second rate limit	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	Access to Mistral's open-weight models OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Function calling support	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing