Celeris-1 vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Celeris-1 by Celeris or Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Celeris-1: 79.4% more intelligence, 29.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 1566.7% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Celeris-1 | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 6.3 | 11.3 | +79.4% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 79.4% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $59.99 | $42.50 | −29.2% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 29.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 0.87s | 14.50s | +1566.7% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 1566.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $0.70 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Celeris-1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) scores 34.50 for $56.4.
- 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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