Apodex 1.1 vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Apodex 1.1 by Apodex or Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Apodex 1.1 scores 15.1 points higher (26.4 vs 11.3) but costs 22× as much to run the benchmark ($939 vs $42.5; premium vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Apodex 1.1 when you need intelligence above 11.3, and Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) when 11.3 is enough.
| Metric | Apodex 1.1 | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 26.4 | 11.3 | −57.2% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 57.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $939.06 | $42.50 | −95.5% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 95.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 14.77s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $3.00 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Apodex 1.1: 57.2% less intelligence, 95.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Apodex 1.1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
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