Codestral 25.08 pricing & specs

Mistral · released 2025-07-30 · ● verified 2026-10-11

input / 1M$0.30
output / 1M$0.90
context256K
max output8.2K

// price history ($/1M tokens)

$1.035
input $/1Moutput $/1M2025-07-30 → 2026-10-11

// cheaper or similar alternatives

modelinoutctxvs Codestral 25.08
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct$0.02$0.02131K−95.6%
Gemma 4 E2B IT$0.04$0.08131.1K−88.9%
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.131M−87.8%
Gemma 3 12B IT$0.05$0.10131.1K−86.1%
Command R7B$0.0375$0.15128K−85.4%
Codestral 25.08 vs Qwen3.6 Flash →Codestral 25.08 vs Qwen3.8 Flash →Codestral 25.08 vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash →Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Codestral 25.08 →Codestral 25.08 vs DeepSeek-V3.1 →Codestral 25.08 vs Gemma 4 31B IT →

// price by host

hostin $/1Mout $/1M
Google Vertex AI$0.30$0.90

// faq

How much does Codestral 25.08 cost?

Codestral 25.08 costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $0.90 per million output tokens. At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $24.00.

What is the context window of Codestral 25.08?

256K tokens, with up to 8.2K output tokens per request.

Does Codestral 25.08 support prompt caching?

Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.03 per million.

What are cheaper alternatives to Codestral 25.08?

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct ($0.02 in / $0.02 out), Gemma 4 E2B IT ($0.04 in / $0.08 out), Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 in / $0.13 out) offer the same input types and capabilities for less.

// spec sheet

input / 1M
$0.30
output / 1M
$0.90
cache read / 1M
$0.03
blended (3:1)
$0.45
context
256K
max output
8.2K
input types
text
reasoning
no
tool calling
yes
structured output
yes
open weights
no
knowledge cutoff
n/a
price source
Mistral

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// cost calculator

modelin $/1Mout $/1M= monthly
Llama 3.2 1B Instruct$0.02$0.02$1.20
Gemma 4 E2B IT$0.04$0.08$2.80
Qwen3.7 Flash$0.03$0.13$2.80
Codestral 25.08$0.30$0.90$24.00

Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.