Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) vs Mistral Large 4 (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or Mistral Large 4 (Medium) by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-30.
Depends on your budget
Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallb… scores 26.5 points higher (49.6 vs 23.1) but costs 3.1× as much to run the benchmark ($2903 vs $936; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallb… when you need intelligence above 23.1, and Mistral Large 4 (Medium) when 23.1 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) | Mistral Large 4 (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.6 | 23.1 | −53.4% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 53.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,902.50 | $936.36 | −67.7% Mistral Large 4 (Medi… is 67.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 32.70s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.70 / $2.10 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 4 (Medium) vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback): 53.4% less intelligence, 67.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.50 for $1124.
- Mistral Large 4 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 52.30 for $718.
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