Codestral 2508 alternatives
Match · Updated July 2026
The closest alternative to Codestral 2508 is Mistral Medium 3.5 — comparable intelligence (29.9 vs —); for a cheaper option, MiniMax M3 (batch) runs $0.150/M vs $0.300/M; and the best open-weight substitute is Kimi K3.
Closest match
Cheaper alternatives
minimax-m3:batch
$0.150/M input · 44.4 intel
hy3
$0.132/M input · 41.2 intel
nex-n2-pro
$0.250/M input · 41.0 intel
deepseek-v4-flash
$0.140/M input · 40.3 intel
gpt-5.4-nano
$0.200/M input · 38.2 intel
gpt-5.4-nano:batch
$0.100/M input · 38.2 intel
Open-source alternatives
kimi-k3
57.1 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
glm-5.2
51.1 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
minimax-m3
44.4 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
minimax-m3:batch
44.4 intel · open weights · 524K ctx
deepseek-v4-pro
44.3 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
kimi-k2.6
44.2 intel · open weights · 262K ctx
Frequently asked
What is the best alternative to Codestral 2508?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is the closest alternative to Codestral 2508, with an Intelligence Index of 29.9 (Codestral 2508 scores —) at $1.50 per million input tokens.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Codestral 2508?
Yes — MiniMax M3 (batch) costs $0.150 per million input tokens versus $0.300 for Codestral 2508, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
Is there an open-source alternative to Codestral 2508?
Kimi K3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Codestral 2508 — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 57.1 on intelligence.