Codestral Review 2026
Mistral AICode Generation2024-054.4/5
Overview
Mistral AI's dedicated code generation model trained on 80+ programming languages. Optimized for code completion, generation, and instruction-following with a fill-in-the-middle architecture.
ProviderMistral AI
Context Window32K tokens
Pricing$0.20/$0.60 per 1M tokens
Capabilities
- ✓ Code completion
- ✓ Code generation
- ✓ Fill-in-the-middle
- ✓ Multi-language support
- ✓ Code explanation
- ✓ Test generation
Pricing
$0.20/$0.60 per 1M tokens
Pros & Cons
Pros
- +Specialized for coding tasks across 80+ languages
- +Efficient fill-in-the-middle for IDE integration
- +Fast inference optimized for real-time code completion
- +Competitive pricing for dedicated code model
Cons
- -32K context window limits large codebase understanding
- -Less capable than general models for non-coding tasks
- -Smaller community than GitHub Copilot or Cursor ecosystems
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Codestral?▾
Mistral AI's dedicated code generation model trained on 80+ programming languages. Optimized for code completion, generation, and instruction-following with a fill-in-the-middle architecture.
How much does Codestral cost?▾
Codestral pricing: $0.20/$0.60 per 1M tokens
What is the context window for Codestral?▾
Codestral supports a context window of 32K tokens.
When was Codestral released?▾
Codestral was released on 2024-05 by Mistral AI.