# Mistral Small 4 release · 2026-03-16 · snapshot 2026-10-25

Creator: Mistral · 2 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | Text, Image | 11.30 | $42.5 | 15.0s | no | `mistral-small-4` |
| Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) | Text, Image | 9.00 | - | 3.87s | no | `mistral-small-4-non-reasoning` |

Open weights · on the open-weights frontier today: 1 of 2

## Launch day (2026-03-16)

- Reached the frontier: 1 of 2
- Reached the open-weights frontier: 1 of 2
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0.66
- Rank: #28 of 46 releases this past year


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-25T15:21:57Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.