Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs Mistral Small 3.2

Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) 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.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
29.10
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.

MetricClaude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Mistral Small 3.2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)29.17.0−75.9% Mistral Small 3.2 is 75.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$121.78— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)25.65s12.50s−51.3% Mistral Small 3.2 is 51.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.07 / $0.20
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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