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  3. Codestral 25.01 vs OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Codestral 25.01 vs OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Codestral 25.01 is more budget-friendly at $0.9/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Both Codestral 25.01 and OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview present distinct architectural strengths. Compare the verified benchmark matrix below to choose the model tailored to your specific application requirements.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

3 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Codestral 25.01 (3)OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview (0)
Codestral 25.01
3 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview
0 of 3 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
Mistral
Leads 3 of 3 metrics
Codestral 25.01

Mistral code-specialist model.

CodestralElo 1,320$0.9/1M out
OpenAI
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (openai/gpt-4-turbo-preview). Preview until a second source matches.

$30/1M out

Mistral Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Codestral 25.01 vs OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Codestral 25.01
Mistral Large 3$6
Top Rival Showdowns for Codestral 25.01
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderCodestral 25.01 Wins

Codestral 25.01

$0.9 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Codestral 25.01 (10)vsOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview (0)
Codestral 25.01: 10W (100%)Overall: Codestral 25.01OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview: 0W (0%)
← Codestral 25.01OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview →
🏆Codestral 25.01(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Codestral 25.01vsOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview
Preference Elo
1,320vs—
Coding Elo
1,402vs—
SWE-bench
51.8%vs—
LiveBench
54%vs—
GPQA Diamond
58.4%vs—
Codestral 25.01: 5WOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview: 0W
🏆Codestral 25.01(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Codestral 25.01vsOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview
Output speed
148 tok/svs—
Time to first token
150 msvs—
Codestral 25.01: 2WOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview: 0W
🏆Codestral 25.01(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Codestral 25.01vsOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview
Output price
$0.9/1Mvs$30/1M+$29.1/1M
Input price
$0.3/1Mvs$10/1M+$9.7/1M
Context window
256kvs128k+128k
Codestral 25.01: 3WOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
Codestral 25.011,320
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview—
Coding Elo
Codestral 25.011,402
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview—
LiveBench
Codestral 25.0154%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview—
SWE-bench
Codestral 25.0151.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview—
GPQA Diamond
Codestral 25.0158.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview—
Time to first token
Codestral 25.01150 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview—
Output speed
Codestral 25.01148 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview—
Input price+$9.7/1M
Codestral 25.01$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview$10/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$29.1/1M
Codestral 25.01$0.9/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview$30/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+128k
Codestral 25.01256k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkCodestral 25.01OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo PreviewAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,320
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,402
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
54%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
51.8%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
58.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
150 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
148 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$10/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$9.7/1M
Output price
$0.9/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$30/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$29.1/1M
Context window
256k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+128k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 97% with Codestral 25.01
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Codestral 25.01$24.00 / mo
In: $10.5Out: $13.5
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview$800.00 / mo
In: $350Out: $450
Estimated Cost Delta

Codestral 25.01 is estimated to save $776.00/month ($9,312/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Codestral 25.01:Pick Codestral 25.01 when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatCodestral 25.01

Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGCodestral 25.01

Larger window (256k).

Screenshots / visionOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview

OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatCodestral 25.01Lower output list price ($0.9/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGCodestral 25.01Larger window (256k).
Screenshots / visionOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo PreviewOpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchJan 14, 2025

Codestral 25.01: Mistral’s code-specialist row

Jan 2025 code model. Still a valid cheap-coding compare. Not a chatbot.

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Codestral 25.01

Elo 1,320
SWE-bench51.8%
Speed (tok/s)148 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.9/1M
OpenAI

OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)128k
Input / 1M Tokens$10/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$30/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Codestral 25.01 or OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Codestral 25.01 or OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Codestral 25.01 output tokens are $0.9/1M versus $30/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Codestral 25.01 or OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Codestral 25.01 accepts 256k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Codestral 25.01 and OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo Preview Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Jan 14, 2025

    Codestral 25.01: Mistral’s code-specialist row

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