Mistral: Codestral 2508 alternatives
Ranked by capability overlap, similar context window, and similar price tier. Cross-vendor options are weighted higher than same-provider alternatives.
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Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.09 Budget | vs → |
| 2 | Meta: Llama 4 Scout | Meta | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 328K Long context (128K+) | $0.08 Budget | vs → |
| 3 | OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini | OpenAI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 400K Long context (128K+) | $0.25 Budget | vs → |
| 4 | OpenAI: GPT-5 Nano | OpenAI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 400K Long context (128K+) | $0.05 Budget | vs → |
| 5 | OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini | OpenAI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 400K Long context (128K+) | $0.25 Budget | vs → |
| 6 | OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Nano | OpenAI | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 400K Long context (128K+) | $0.20 Budget | vs → |
| 7 | Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.07 Budget | vs → |
| 8 | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.22 Budget | vs → |
| 9 | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (exacto) | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.22 Budget | vs → |
| 10 | Qwen: Qwen3 Coder Next | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.12 Budget | vs → |
| 11 | Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.09 Budget | vs → |
| 12 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.20 Budget | vs → |
| 13 | Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.39 Budget | vs → |
| 14 | Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.26 Budget | vs → |
| 15 | Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B | Qwen | shares tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.20 Budget | vs → |