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GPT-5 mini vs Codestral
OpenAI vs Mistral — head-to-head specs and pricing.
OpenAI
GPT-5 mini
Fast, cheap, still smart.
GPT-5 mini is a smaller variant of GPT-5 optimized for throughput and cost. Great default for chat and classification.
Mistral
Codestral
Low-latency code completion from Mistral.
Codestral — purpose-built for code completion and instruction in 80+ programming languages.
| Spec | GPT-5 mini | Codestral |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Mistral |
| Input cost / 1M tokens | $0.18 | $0.24 |
| Output cost / 1M tokens | $0.72 | $0.72 |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 32,000 tokens |
| Max output tokens | 8,000 | — |
| Streaming support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool calling | ✓ | — |
| Vision input | ✓ | — |
| JSON mode | ✓ | — |
| Status | ACTIVE | ACTIVE |
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