Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Nova Lite

Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Nova Lite. 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
AmazonNova LiteNot 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.

MetricMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Nova LiteDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.36.7−40.7% Nova Lite is 40.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$42.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.99s3.78s−74.8% Nova Lite is 74.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.60$0.06 / $0.24
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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