mistralai

Mistral: Codestral 2508

Mistral Codestral 2508 is an AI model from MistralAI that can process both text and files, with a context length of up to 256,000 tokens and the ability to generate up to 204,800 completion tokens. It supports tools for interaction but lacks built-in reasoning or structured output capabilities. While its pricing at $0.3 per million input tokens and $0.9 per million output tokens makes it relatively cost-effective for certain use cases, there are currently no independent benchmarks available to assess its performance comprehensively.

Quality Score
99/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.30
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Output Price
$0.90
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Context Window
256,000
tokens
Model ID
mistralai/codestral-2508
Vendor
mistralai
Released
August 2025
Tokenizer
Mistral
Input Modalities
text, file
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
204,800 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
not supported
Vision
text only
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.30/M input and $0.90/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out $0.01
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.20
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $3.30

Similar models

Quick answers

How much does Mistral: Codestral 2508 cost?
$0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens.
What is Mistral: Codestral 2508's context window?
256,000 tokens, roughly 384 pages of text in a single request.
Does Mistral: Codestral 2508 support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output.
Can Mistral: Codestral 2508 process images?
No, it is text-only on the input side.

The Model Movers Report

One email every Friday, built from this site's own rankings: the current top five by benchmark score, every model released in the last seven days, and one note worked out from that week's numbers. You can unsubscribe from any issue with one click.