Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs Magistral Small 1.2

Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs Magistral Small 1.2. 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 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
28.10
Total cost
$1218
MistralMagistral Small 1.2Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.60
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 (Medium)Magistral Small 1.2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.18.6−69.4% Magistral Small 1.2 is 69.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.27s34.42s+271.3% Magistral Small 1.2 is 271.3% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.50 / $1.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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