Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026noindex (thin pair)
This page compares Codestral 25.01 (Mistral) and OpenAI: GPT-5.2 (OpenAI) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. Codestral 25.01 wins on output price at $0.9/1M. OpenAI: GPT-5.2 has the larger context window (400k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.
OpenAI
OpenAI: GPT-5.2Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (openai/gpt-5.2). Preview until a second source matches.
Instant pairwise benchmark recalculation across 400+ LLMs
Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
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No shared data
No shared data
$13.10/1M cheaper
Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.
Codestral 25.01 is estimated to save $247.25/month ($2,967/year).
Need SWE-bench on both sides.
Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (400k).
OpenAI: GPT-5.2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | insufficient data | Need SWE-bench on both sides. |
| High-volume chat | Codestral 25.01 | Lower output list price ($0.9/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | OpenAI: GPT-5.2 | Larger window (400k). |
| Screenshots / vision | OpenAI: GPT-5.2 | OpenAI: GPT-5.2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
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