Mistral Small 3 vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)

Mistral Small 3 vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MistralMistral Small 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.70
Total cost
-
MistralMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
11.30
Total cost
$42.5
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.

MetricMistral Small 3Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)6.711.3+68.7% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 68.7% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$42.50— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.54s14.50s+15.6% Mistral Small 4 (Reas… is 15.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.05 / $0.08$0.15 / $0.60
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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