Claude Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Mistral Medium 3

Claude Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Mistral Medium 3. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
42.30
Total cost
$860
MistralMistral Medium 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.00
Total cost
-
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 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)Mistral Medium 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)42.39.0−78.7% Mistral Medium 3 is 78.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$860.33Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.42s13.08s−2.5% Mistral Medium 3 is 2.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.40 / $2.00
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