Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs Mistral Small 3

Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) 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 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
28.10
Total cost
$1218
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 (Medium)Mistral Small 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.16.7−76.2% Mistral Small 3 is 76.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.58s11.72s+36.6% Mistral Small 3 is 36.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.05 / $0.08
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