Apertus 8B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Mistral Small 3.2. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
MistralMistral Small 3.2Off the frontier
Intelligence
7.00
Total cost
$122
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructMistral Small 3.2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.87.0+45.8% Mistral Small 3.2 is 45.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$121.78— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.35s12.50s+70.1% Mistral Small 3.2 is 70.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.07 / $0.20
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