Codestral 2508
mistralai/codestral-2508
Mistral: Codestral 2508, released by MistralAI on 2025‑08‑01, accepts text and file inputs and generates text output. It provides a context window of up to 256 000 tokens, offers open weights, supports tool usage but not reasoning, and is priced at $0.30 per input token and $0.90 per output token.
- tool use
- structured outputs
At a glance
Specifications
What the API gives you
- Context window
- 256K tokens
- Max output
- 205K tokens
- Input price
- $0.30 / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $0.90 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- $0.030 / 1M tokens
- Modalities
- text, file → text
- Knowledge cutoff
- Mar 31, 2025
- Released
- Jul 30, 2025
Measured evidence
Public benchmark record
- Design Arena Coding
- 864 Elo2026-07-28
- Design Arena Coding
- 864 Elo2026-07-27
- Design Arena Coding
- 864 Elo2026-07-30
- Design Arena Coding
- 864 Elo2026-07-29
- Design Arena Coding
- 864 Elo2026-07-31
- Design Arena Coding
- 863 Elo2026-08-02
- Design Arena Coding
- 862 Elo2026-08-05
- Design Arena Coding
- 863 Elo2026-08-01
- Design Arena Coding
- 861 Elo2026-08-09
- Design Arena Coding
- 863 Elo2026-08-03
- Design Arena Coding
- 863 Elo2026-08-04
- Design Arena Coding
- 859 Elo2026-08-14
- Design Arena Coding
- 863 Elo2026-08-06
- Design Arena Coding
- 861 Elo2026-08-10
- Design Arena Coding
- 863 Elo2026-08-07
- Design Arena Coding
- 853 Elo2026-08-18
- Design Arena Coding
- 862 Elo2026-08-08
- Design Arena Coding
- 853 Elo2026-08-15
- Design Arena Coding
- 861 Elo2026-08-11
- Design Arena Coding
- 861 Elo2026-08-12
- Design Arena Coding
- 859 Elo2026-08-13
- Design Arena Coding
- 851 Elo2026-08-19
- Design Arena Coding
- 858 Elo2026-08-27
- Design Arena Coding
- 851 Elo2026-08-20
- Design Arena Coding
- 853 Elo2026-08-16
- Design Arena Coding
- 850 Elo2026-09-05
- Design Arena Coding
- 852 Elo2026-08-17
- Design Arena Coding
- 858 Elo2026-08-21
- Design Arena Coding
- 858 Elo2026-08-22
- Design Arena Coding
- 858 Elo2026-08-23
- Design Arena Coding
- 858 Elo2026-08-28
- Design Arena Coding
- 858 Elo2026-08-24
- Design Arena Coding
- 859 Elo2026-08-25
- Design Arena Coding
- 859 Elo2026-08-26
- Design Arena Coding
- 850 Elo2026-09-06
- Design Arena Coding
- 858 Elo2026-08-29
- Design Arena Coding
- 857 Elo2026-08-30
- Design Arena Coding
- 857 Elo2026-08-31
- Design Arena Coding
- 857 Elo2026-09-01
- Design Arena Coding
- 856 Elo2026-09-02
- Design Arena Coding
- 854 Elo2026-09-03
- Design Arena Coding
- 853 Elo2026-09-04
- Design Arena UI
- 889 Elo2026-07-28
- Design Arena UI
- 889 Elo2026-07-27
- Design Arena UI
- 889 Elo2026-07-30
- Design Arena UI
- 889 Elo2026-07-29
- Design Arena UI
- 889 Elo2026-07-31
- Design Arena UI
- 889 Elo2026-08-02
- Design Arena UI
- 889 Elo2026-08-01
- Design Arena UI
- 888 Elo2026-08-05
- Design Arena UI
- 889 Elo2026-08-03
- Design Arena UI
- 885 Elo2026-08-09
- Design Arena UI
- 888 Elo2026-08-04
- Design Arena UI
- 883 Elo2026-08-14
- Design Arena UI
- 887 Elo2026-08-06
- Design Arena UI
- 887 Elo2026-08-07
- Design Arena UI
- 885 Elo2026-08-10
- Design Arena UI
- 885 Elo2026-08-08
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-18
- Design Arena UI
- 885 Elo2026-08-11
- Design Arena UI
- 880 Elo2026-08-15
- Design Arena UI
- 886 Elo2026-08-12
- Design Arena UI
- 886 Elo2026-08-13
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-19
- Design Arena UI
- 880 Elo2026-08-16
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-20
- Design Arena UI
- 878 Elo2026-08-27
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-17
- Design Arena UI
- 874 Elo2026-09-05
- Design Arena UI
- 878 Elo2026-08-21
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-22
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-23
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-24
- Design Arena UI
- 878 Elo2026-08-28
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-25
- Design Arena UI
- 879 Elo2026-08-26
- Design Arena UI
- 875 Elo2026-09-06
- Design Arena UI
- 878 Elo2026-08-29
- Design Arena UI
- 878 Elo2026-08-30
- Design Arena UI
- 878 Elo2026-08-31
- Design Arena UI
- 878 Elo2026-09-01
- Design Arena UI
- 877 Elo2026-09-02
- Design Arena UI
- 875 Elo2026-09-03
- Design Arena UI
- 874 Elo2026-09-04
- Design Arena Website
- 834 Elo2026-07-28
- Design Arena Website
- 834 Elo2026-07-30
- Design Arena Website
- 834 Elo2026-07-27
- Design Arena Website
- 834 Elo2026-07-29
- Design Arena Website
- 834 Elo2026-07-31
- Design Arena Website
- 833 Elo2026-08-02
- Design Arena Website
- 833 Elo2026-08-01
- Design Arena Website
- 833 Elo2026-08-05
- Design Arena Website
- 833 Elo2026-08-03
- Design Arena Website
- 832 Elo2026-08-09
- Design Arena Website
- 833 Elo2026-08-04
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-14
- Design Arena Website
- 833 Elo2026-08-06
- Design Arena Website
- 833 Elo2026-08-07
- Design Arena Website
- 831 Elo2026-08-10
- Design Arena Website
- 832 Elo2026-08-08
- Design Arena Website
- 820 Elo2026-08-18
- Design Arena Website
- 832 Elo2026-08-11
- Design Arena Website
- 820 Elo2026-08-15
- Design Arena Website
- 831 Elo2026-08-12
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-13
- Design Arena Website
- 820 Elo2026-08-19
- Design Arena Website
- 820 Elo2026-08-16
- Design Arena Website
- 820 Elo2026-08-20
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-27
- Design Arena Website
- 820 Elo2026-08-17
- Design Arena Website
- 825 Elo2026-09-05
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-21
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-22
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-23
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-24
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-28
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-25
- Design Arena Website
- 830 Elo2026-08-26
- Design Arena Website
- 822 Elo2026-09-06
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-08-29
- Design Arena Website
- 828 Elo2026-08-30
- Design Arena Website
- 828 Elo2026-08-31
- Design Arena Website
- 829 Elo2026-09-01
- Design Arena Website
- 827 Elo2026-09-02
- Design Arena Website
- 826 Elo2026-09-03
- Design Arena Website
- 825 Elo2026-09-04
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Task evidence
How broad is the support?
Each status is exact to this model version and the selected task. Official release claims remain provisional.
- Best LLM for Frontend & UIProvisional evidence
60% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Coding or LMArena WebDev. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
24% of intended weighted task evidence across 1 independent source; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Cheap LLM for High VolumeProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LMArena Text. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Cheapest Capable LLMProvisional evidence
17% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LMArena Text. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Fast SummariesProvisional evidence
14% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LMArena Text. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Value LLMProvisional evidence
14% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LMArena Text. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for High-Volume ExtractionProvisional evidence
13% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Data Analysis or Route reliability. 2 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Code CompletionProvisional evidence
13% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Literary TranslationProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Everyday TranslationProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for TranslationProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Debugging & Code ReviewProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 6 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document SummarizationProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Tool & Function CallingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Business WritingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LMArena Creative Writing. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Logic & Problem SolvingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Marketing CopyProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LMArena Creative Writing. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for SummarizationProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LiveBench Instruction Following. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Chat & RoleplayProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Creative WritingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Computer & Browser UseProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 4 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OCR & DocumentsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Image UnderstandingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Reasoning or LMArena Vision. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Vision & DocumentsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for WritingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Grounded RAGProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from CRAG or FACTS Grounding. 2 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Roleplay & CharacterProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Language. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Charts & DiagramsProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Document ParsingProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Vision. 3 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for a General AssistantProvisional evidence
10% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Open-Weight LLM for Self-HostingProvisional evidence
8% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Instruction Following or LMArena Text. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Massive ContextProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LMArena Document or LMArena Long Query. 3 of 4 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Hermes AgentProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenHandsProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for GooseProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for RAG & Long ContextProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from FACTS Grounding or LMArena Document. 4 of 6 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for OpenClawProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LMArena Agent. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for JSON & Schema OutputProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Data Analysis. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Structured Data ExtractionProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Data Analysis. 4 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best Local LLM for CodingProvisional evidence
6% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Aider Polyglot or LiveBench Coding. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Competition MathProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Agentic CodingProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Design Arena Full-stack or Design Arena Web-apps. 8 of 8 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Autonomous AgentsProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Frontier-Bench or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for Math & ReasoningProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from LiveBench Mathematics or LiveBench Reasoning. 5 of 5 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
- Best LLM for AI AgentsProvisional evidence
5% of intended weighted task evidence across 0 independent sources; broader independent confirmation is still missing from Berkeley Function Calling or LiveBench Agentic Coding. 7 of 7 configured evaluation feeds currently have results.
Recommendation coverage
Where this model appears
Not currently included in a published recommendation. The task evidence panel above says exactly what is confirmed and what is still missing.
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