Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Mixtral 8x7B Instruct

Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Mixtral 8x7B Instruct. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MistralMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
11.30
Total cost
$42.5
MistralMixtral 8x7B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.10
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.

MetricMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Mixtral 8x7B InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.35.1−54.9% Mixtral 8x7B Instruct is 54.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$42.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.50s20.99s+44.8% Mixtral 8x7B Instruct is 44.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.60$0.45 / $0.70
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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