Codestral 2508 vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs 1.2x less per output token than Codestral 2508 ($0.75 vs $0.90 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 6 benchmarks have a result for both.
Codestral 2508 or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Codestral 2508 for work measured by Design Arena: websites or Design Arena: data viz, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 6
- Codestral 2508 only
- 2
- Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 only
- 18
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 12.0.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 leads, 1058 against 1012.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 takes 262K tokens against 256K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
Codestral 2508 $0.0008, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 $0.0005 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Codestral 2508 not benchmarked, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Web design, 4.6 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: data viz: Codestral 2508 1017 against Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 1070, 6.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Codestral 2508 $0.90 against Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 $0.75 per million output tokens, 1.2x apart.
- Context window
- Codestral 2508 takes 256K tokens, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Codestral 2508 | Bars | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web design | 3 | 3 | ||
| All shared boards | 3 | 3 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 78.8% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 41.4% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 15.2% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 38.7% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 137.8 | Not measured | Only Codestral 2508 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 12.0 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 53.2% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | Not measured | 52.1% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 79.0% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 15.9% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 11.0% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 1.3% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 32.5% | Not measured | Only Codestral 2508 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 91.0 | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 91.0% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 84.3% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index33
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1012 | 1058 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1014 | 962 | Codestral 2508 |
| Design Arena: game dev | 967 | 951 | Codestral 2508 |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1017 | 1070 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1019 | 994 | Codestral 2508 |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1007 | 1038 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 51.2% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 72.0% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 78.4% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 23.5% | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Mistral Codestral 2508 | Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | August 1, 2025 | July 21, 2025 |
| Context window | 256K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.90 | $0.75 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Codestral 2508 better than Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Codestral 2508 for work measured by Design Arena: websites or Design Arena: data viz, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Codestral 2508 or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?
Codestral 2508 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens; Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs $0.15 and $0.75. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Codestral 2508 or Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507?
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507, with 262K tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks is the Codestral 2508 vs Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 comparison based on?
6 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Codestral 2508's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.