Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Codestral-22B leads with 41.3% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Codestral-22B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Mistral AI
Codestral 22B was developed as a specialized coding model from Mistral AI, designed to excel at code generation, completion, and understanding tasks. Built with 22 billion parameters optimized for programming, it serves developers requiring advanced assistance with software development across multiple programming languages.
Gemma 3 1B was created as an ultra-lightweight open-source model, designed to enable AI capabilities on devices with limited resources. Built with just 1 billion parameters while maintaining instruction-following abilities, it serves edge computing, mobile applications, and scenarios where minimal footprint is essential.
9 months newer

Codestral-22B
Mistral AI
2024-05-29

Gemma 3 1B
2025-03-12
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Codestral-22B

Gemma 3 1B
Available providers and their performance metrics

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Gemma 3 1B

Codestral-22B

Gemma 3 1B