Codestral 2508 vs GPT-5 Mini
Codestral 2508 costs 2.2x less per output token.
Which Is Cheaper?
At 1M tokens/mo
Codestral 2508: $1
GPT-5 Mini: $1
At 10M tokens/mo
Codestral 2508: $6
GPT-5 Mini: $11
At 100M tokens/mo
Codestral 2508: $60
GPT-5 Mini: $113
Which Performs Better?
| Test | Codestral 2508 | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Structured Output | — | — |
| Strategic Analysis | — | — |
| Constrained Rewriting | — | — |
| Creative Problem Solving | — | — |
| Tool Calling | — | — |
| Faithfulness | — | — |
| Classification | — | — |
| Long Context | — | — |
| Safety Calibration | — | — |
| Persona Consistency | — | — |
| Agentic Planning | — | — |
| Multilingual | — | — |