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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Codestral 25.08

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 comes out ahead, 55 to 47 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Voxtral Small 24B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context33K
  2. Mistral AI

    Codestral 25.08

    Released Jul 30, 2025

    47/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $0.90
    • Context128K
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01 — Verdict

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is our pick

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Codestral 25.08 (47). It leads on price and inputs & features. Codestral 25.08 wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.175 · Codestral 25.08 $0.45 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextCodestral 25.08Codestral 25.08 128,000 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio · Codestral 25.08: Text
  • Self-hostingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightVoxtral Small 24B 2507Codestral 25.08
Price50%8264
Inputs & features30%4535
Context window20%024
Overall100%55/10047/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Codestral 25.08 specifications side by side
SpecificationVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AICodestral 25.08Mistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.10 (best)$0.30
Output$0.40 (best)$0.90
Cached input—$0.03
Blended (3:1)$0.175 (best)$0.45
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIOfficial Mistral API
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens128,000 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Proprietary
API model IDvoxtral-small-latestcodestral-2508
API providers1011 (best)
ReleasedJul 15, 2025Jul 30, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.80
  • Codestral 25.08$4.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Codestral 25.08?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Codestral 25.08 (47). It leads on price and inputs & features. Codestral 25.08 wins on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Codestral 25.08?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Codestral 25.08 costs $0.30 input / $0.90 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 versus $0.45 for Codestral 25.08 (2.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet and Codestral 25.08 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 and Codestral 25.08 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Codestral 25.08 has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768, Codestral 25.08 up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio; Codestral 25.08 accepts text. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Codestral 25.08 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Codestral 25.08 is the newest, released Jul 30, 2025. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.