Very long inputs
Choose o4-mini-deep-research
o4-mini-deep-research reads up to 200k tokens per request, against 128k for Codestral.
Codestral vs o4-mini-deep-research: price, context and capabilities
Choose Codestral for the latest release. Choose o4-mini-deep-research for very long inputs and images as input.
In short
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- o4-mini-deep-research reads more per request: 200k tokens against 128k.
- Codestral is the newer model (August 2025, against Jun 24, 2025).
- Only o4-mini-deep-research offers vision, reasoning, structured output, batch api.
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Images as input
Choose o4-mini-deep-research
o4-mini-deep-research accepts images as input; Codestral does not.
Latest release
Choose Codestral
Codestral is the newer release (August 2025, against Jun 24, 2025 for o4-mini-deep-research).
Specifications side by side
| Codestral | o4-mini-deep-research | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | OpenAI |
| Category | Language models | Language models |
| Status | Generally available | Deprecated |
| Headline price | No data | No data |
| Input | No data | No data |
| Output | No data | No data |
| Cached input | No data | No data |
| Context window | 128k | 200k |
| Max output | No data | 100k |
| Released | August 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | June 2024 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Tool calling | Vision, Reasoning, Tool calling, Structured output, Batch API |
| API model id | codestral-2508 | o4-mini-deep-research |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Codestral or o4-mini-deep-research?
Choose Codestral for the latest release. Choose o4-mini-deep-research for very long inputs and images as input.
Which is cheaper, Codestral or o4-mini-deep-research?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
Which has the larger context window, Codestral or o4-mini-deep-research?
o4-mini-deep-research reads more per request: 200k tokens against 128k.
What is the difference between Codestral and o4-mini-deep-research?
Codestral is made by Mistral AI and o4-mini-deep-research by OpenAI. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. o4-mini-deep-research reads more per request: 200k tokens against 128k. Codestral is the newer model (August 2025, against Jun 24, 2025). Only o4-mini-deep-research offers vision, reasoning, structured output, batch api.
Which is newer, Codestral or o4-mini-deep-research?
Codestral was released on August 2025 and o4-mini-deep-research on Jun 24, 2025.