Codestral
Mistral's dedicated code model
Category
AI Code Completion & Copilots
Platforms
vscode, jetbrains, api
Pricing
$0 — $0.20/1M tokens
Open Source
No
LLMs Used
Codestral
IDE Support
VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, Emacs
What is Codestral?
Codestral is Mistral AI's code-specialized language model, available via API and as a plugin for VS Code and JetBrains. It supports 80+ programming languages and is notably fast at fill-in-the-middle completion tasks.
Who is it for? Any developer who wants faster, context-aware code suggestions inside their existing editor.
Key Features
Available on
Our Verdict
Excellent completion speed and accuracy for a non-OpenAI model. A strong Copilot alternative for those who prefer European AI.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Very fast inference
- + 80+ language support
- + Good fill-in-the-middle
- + European data residency option
Cons
- - Less community support than Copilot
- - Context window smaller than GPT-4
- - Plugin ecosystem immature
- - Free tier rate-limited
Pricing
Free Beta
$0
- API access
- IDE plugins
- Rate limited
API
$0.20/1M tokens
- Higher limits
- Production use
Supported Languages & IDEs
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About Mistral AI
Company Mistral AI
Founded 2024
HQ Paris, France
Status Active
Data updated 2025-03-08