Latest release
Choose Codestral Embed
Codestral Embed is the newer release (May 2025, against December 2023 for Mistral Embed).
Codestral Embed vs Mistral Embed: price, context and capabilities
Choose Codestral Embed for the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
In short
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- Both accept 8k tokens per request.
- Codestral Embed is the newer model (May 2025, against December 2023).
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Specifications side by side
| Codestral Embed | Mistral Embed | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Mistral AI |
| Category | Embeddings | Embeddings |
| Status | Generally available | Generally available |
| Headline price | No data | No data |
| Context window | 8k | 8k |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | May 2025 | December 2023 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | No data | No data |
| API model id | codestral-embed-2505 | mistral-embed-2312 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Codestral Embed or Mistral Embed?
Choose Codestral Embed for the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
Which is cheaper, Codestral Embed or Mistral Embed?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
Which has the larger context window, Codestral Embed or Mistral Embed?
Both accept 8k tokens per request.
What is the difference between Codestral Embed and Mistral Embed?
Codestral Embed is made by Mistral AI and Mistral Embed by Mistral AI. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Both accept 8k tokens per request. Codestral Embed is the newer model (May 2025, against December 2023).
Which is newer, Codestral Embed or Mistral Embed?
Codestral Embed was released on May 2025 and Mistral Embed on December 2023.