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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) 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, High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
24.70
Total cost
-
MistralMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
11.30
Total cost
$42.5
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, High)Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)24.711.3−54.3% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 54.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$42.50— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.94s14.77s+23.7% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 23.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.15 / $0.60
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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