Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) vs Mistral Small 3

Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) 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 (Xhigh)Off the frontier
Intelligence
34.40
Total cost
$3255
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 (Xhigh)Mistral Small 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)34.46.7−80.5% Mistral Small 3 is 80.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,255.40Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)26.92s11.93s−55.7% Mistral Small 3 is 55.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.05 / $0.08
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