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Codestral 25.08

Codestral 25.08 is a verified current AI model with official specs, pricing or access details, capabilities, best use cases and key limitations.

Code Generation ModelText Paid
In plain English

What is this model and why does it matter?

Codestral 25.08 is Mistral's current coding model for low-latency code completion, fill-in-the-middle, code generation and developer workflows.

Code completionFill-in-the-middleCode generationIDE assistantsDeveloper automation
Model overview

Codestral 25.08: features, use cases and important details

Codestral 25.08 is a current AI model verified from first-party Mistral AI sources.

Codestral 25.08 verified specifications

Codestral 25.08 is Mistral’s current coding model for low-latency code completion, fill-in-the-middle, code generation and developer workflows. Its verified context or usage limit is 128000 tokens.

Codestral 25.08 pricing and access

Codestral 25.08 costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens, $0.03 per 1M cached input tokens and $0.90 per 1M output tokens.

Codestral 25.08 best uses

Code completion, Fill-in-the-middle, Code generation, IDE assistants, Developer automation.

Codestral 25.08 limitations

Generated code needs tests, No open weights for this current endpoint, Not ideal for broad non-coding tasks.

Get started

How to use this model

  1. Create a Mistral API key.
  2. Call codestral-2508.
  3. Use FIM for inline completion or chat for coding tasks.
  4. Use functions or structured outputs when needed.
  5. Test generated code.
Copy and try

Example prompts

  • Complete the missing function in this file.
  • Generate tests for this module.
  • Fill the code between this prefix and suffix.
Capabilities

What it can do

  • 128K context
  • FIM
  • Code completion
  • Function calling
  • Structured outputs
  • Predicted outputs
Best for

Practical use cases

  • IDE completion
  • Coding assistants
  • Test generation
  • Code correction
  • Developer tools
Pricing

What does it cost?

Codestral 25.08 costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens, $0.03 per 1M cached input tokens and $0.90 per 1M output tokens.

Input$0.30 / 1M tokens
Output$0.90 / 1M tokens
Simple summaryVery low code-model pricing at $0.30/M input and $0.90/M output.

What stands out

  • Low price
  • Purpose-built FIM
  • 128K context
  • Current GA endpoint

Things to consider

  • Specialized rather than general-purpose
  • Closed hosted model
Limitations

Important restrictions and trade-offs

  • Generated code needs tests
  • No open weights for this current endpoint
  • Not ideal for broad non-coding tasks
SimplifyAITools verdict

Our editorial take

A useful high-demand coding page that clearly distinguishes the current 25.08 Codestral endpoint from the older 24.05 model already on the site.

References

Primary sources

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