Mistral: Codestral 2508
Analysis Summary
Codestral 2508 is Mistral's latest coding-specialist model, priced at $0.30 input and $0.90 output per million tokens. The 256K context window is a meaningful advantage for large codebase work, and tool use, function calling, and file input are all supported.
No benchmark data is available for this release. Mistral's previous Codestral versions have been competitive in coding benchmarks, so this model warrants attention once results are published, but current performance cannot be verified.
At this price point and with Mistral's track record in coding models, it is worth monitoring for teams that rely on Mistral's API. Production adoption should wait for benchmark confirmation.
Assessed July 10, 2026
Editorial notes
Mistral Codestral 2508 is a coding-focused model from Mistral with a 256K context, tool use, and file input support, but has no benchmark data to confirm performance.
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DFO Verdict
Mistral Codestral 2508 is a coding-focused model from Mistral with a 256K context, tool use, and file input support, but has no benchmark data to confirm performance.
How Mistral: Codestral 2508 compares
Its 256K-token context window is larger than 68% of the models we list. At $0.30 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 45% of comparable models.
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1M tokens ā 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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These numbers get smaller with the right architecture.
We route routine calls to cheap models and save Mistral: Codestral 2508 for the hard ones. Most clients cut their estimate by 60-80%.
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.
