Claude Sonnet 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) vs Mistral Small 3

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

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
46.80
Total cost
$1027
MistralMistral Small 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.70
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 Sonnet 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)Mistral Small 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)46.86.7−85.7% Mistral Small 3 is 85.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,027.40Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.89s12.54s−15.8% Mistral Small 3 is 15.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.05 / $0.08
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