Codestral vs Llama 3.3 70B

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

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Codestral

Mistral

Overall 68

fast

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Llama 3.3 70B

Meta

Overall 73

standard

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

CodestralLlama 3.3 70B

Comparison of Codestral vs Llama 3.3 70B
Metric	Codestral	Llama 3.3 70B
Input Price / 1M	$0.30	$0.23
Output Price / 1M	$0.90	$0.40
Combined Price / 1M	$1.20	$0.63
Context Window	256,000	128,000
Coding Score	94	84
Reasoning Score	78	82
Vision Score	30	45
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	fast	standard
Release Date	1/15/2025	12/6/2024

Codestral — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Top-tier coding
256K context
Fill-in-the-middle

Weaknesses

Not for general chat
No vision

Llama 3.3 70B — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Open weights
Low hosting cost
Strong coding

Weaknesses

No native vision
Self-hosting required

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

Codestral scores 94 vs 84 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Llama 3.3 70B leads on writing quality (80 vs 70).

Long Context

Codestral offers 256K tokens vs 128K.

Cost Efficiency

Llama 3.3 70B is cheaper at $0.63/M combined vs $1.20/M.

Enterprise Use

Llama 3.3 70B combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

Codestral is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.