Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs o3-mini (High)

Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs o3-mini (High). 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
OpenAIo3-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
11.00
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)o3-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.311.0−2.7% o3-mini (High) is 2.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$42.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.45s17.63s+22.0% o3-mini (High) is 22.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.60$1.10 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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