Mistral: Codestral 2508
Analysis Summary
Codestral 2508 is Mistral's coding-specialised model, offering tool use, function calling and a large 256K context window suited to working across sizeable codebases or file-based inputs.
No independent benchmark data is attached to this listing, so its coding accuracy relative to competing coding-focused models can't be confirmed directly, though Mistral's Codestral line has a track record in developer tooling.
Worth piloting for code completion and refactoring tasks where context length matters; teams should validate accuracy against their own codebases before wider rollout.
Assessed July 25, 2026
Editorial notes
Codestral 2508 from Mistral is a coding-focused model with tool use, function calling and a 256K context window, but has no published benchmark scores on file.
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DFO Verdict
Codestral 2508 from Mistral is a coding-focused model with tool use, function calling and a 256K context window, but has no published benchmark scores on file.
How Mistral: Codestral 2508 compares
Its 256K-token context window is larger than 62% of the models we list. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 47% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
| Output | $0.90 | $0.000900 |
What would Mistral: Codestral 2508 cost your business?
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamAbout Mistral: Codestral 2508
Mistral's cutting-edge language model for coding released end of July 2025. Codestral specializes in low-latency, high-frequency tasks such as fill-in-the-middle (FIM), code correction and test generation. Blog Post
Frequently asked questions about Mistral: Codestral 2508
How much does Mistral: Codestral 2508 cost?
Mistral: Codestral 2508 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Mistral: Codestral 2508?
Mistral: Codestral 2508 has a context window of 256,000 tokens (256K).
What can Mistral: Codestral 2508 do?
Mistral: Codestral 2508 supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Mistral: Codestral 2508?
Mistral: Codestral 2508 is developed by Mistral and was released on August 1, 2025.
