Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Devstral Small 1.1

Devstral Small 1.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Devstral Small 1.1 is 40.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Devstral Small 1.1 is better at 1 benchmark (SWE-Bench Verified).

Devstral Small 1.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Devstral Small 1.1 costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Devstral Small 1.1 ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than Devstral Small 1.1 ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than Devstral Small 1.1.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Devstral Small 1.1's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Devstral Small 1.1 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Devstral Small 1.1 does not.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Devstral Small 1.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Devstral Small 1.1 uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Devstral Small 1.1

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while Devstral Small 1.1 was released on 2025-07-11.

Devstral Small 1.1 is 9 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

1.5 years ago

Devstral Small 1.1

Jul 11, 2025

9 months ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Devstral Small 1.1 is available from Mistral AI.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Devstral Small 1.1

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (53.6% vs 49.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Mistral AI
Devstral Small 1.1

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Devstral Small 1.1

Devstral Small 1.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Devstral Small 1.1 is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%. Devstral Small 1.1 scores SWE-Bench Verified: 53.6%.
Devstral Small 1.1 is 30.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Devstral Small 1.1 costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via mistral.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Devstral Small 1.1 supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Devstral Small 1.1 is developed by Mistral AI.