Codestral 2508

Mistral · Released August 2025 · Knowledge cutoff March 2025

Mistral's cutting-edge language model for coding released end of July 2025. Codestral specializes in low-latency, high-frequency tasks such as fill-in-the-middle (FIM), code correction and test generation. [Blog Post](https://mistral.ai/news/codestral-25-08)

It belongs to Mistral's catalog, which spans Medium and Large (capability), Small and Ministral (efficiency) and dedicated code and audio models, all with European data-residency roots.

Facts and pricing

Provider

Mistral

Context window

256K tokens

Input price

3.6 credits / 1M tokens ($0.30 raw)

Output price

10.8 credits / 1M tokens ($0.90 raw)

Vision (image input)

No

Tool calling

Yes

Extended reasoning

No

Credits are what Zeplik bills: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin. Raw prices shown per 1M tokens.

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What Codestral 2508 is best for

• Writing, reviewing and refactoring code; agentic coding workflows
• Long documents: the 256K-token window holds lengthy reports, contracts or papers whole
• Tool use and agents: reliably calls functions, so it can search, run skills and drive workflows

Example prompts

Prompts that suit a coding model like Codestral 2508:

• Refactor this function to be testable and write the tests
• Explain what this regex does and rewrite it to be readable
• Design a database schema for a multi-tenant invoicing app
• Review this pull request diff for correctness and edge cases

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Frequently asked questions

What is Codestral 2508?

Codestral 2508 is an AI model by Mistral. Mistral's cutting-edge language model for coding released end of July 2025. Codestral specializes in low-latency, high-frequency tasks such as fill-in-the-middle (FIM), code correction and test generation. [Blog Post](https://mistral.ai/news/codestral-25-08)

How much does Codestral 2508 cost on Zeplik?

Input tokens cost 3.6 credits per million and output tokens 10.8 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $0.30 and $0.90 per million). New accounts start with free credits.

How long can a conversation with Codestral 2508 be?

Codestral 2508 has a 256K-token context window (256,000 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.

Does Codestral 2508 support images and tools?

Codestral 2508 is text-only and supports tool calling.

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