Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
23.30
Total cost
-
MistralMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
11.30
Total cost
$45.0
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 Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low)Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)23.311.3−51.5% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 51.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$45.03— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.79s15.13s+40.2% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 40.2% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.15 / $0.60
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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