The closest alternative to Codestral 2508 is Mistral Medium 3.5 — comparable intelligence (39.2 vs —); for a cheaper option, MiniMax M2.7 runs $0.250/M vs $0.300/M; for more speed, Morph V3 Large hits 2.6k t/s; and the best open-weight substitute is MiniMax M3.
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the closest alternative to Codestral 2508, with an Intelligence Index of 39.2 (Codestral 2508 scores —) at $1.50 per million input tokens.
Yes — MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.250 per million input tokens versus $0.300 for Codestral 2508, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
MiniMax M3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Codestral 2508 — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 54.7 on intelligence.