Model Comparison

Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Pixtral-12B

Claude 3.7 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Pixtral-12B is 40.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude 3.7 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (IFEval, MMMU), while Pixtral-12B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Pixtral-12B costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 20.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.7 Sonnet is more expensive than Pixtral-12B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAnthropic

Pixtral-12B

Input tokens$0.15

Output tokens$0.15

Best providerMistral

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.7 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Pixtral-12B's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Pixtral-12B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Input200,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Pixtral-12B

Input128,000 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Pixtral-12B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Pixtral-12B

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Pixtral-12B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Pixtral-12B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released on 2025-02-24, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is 5 months newer than Pixtral-12B.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Feb 24, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer

Pixtral-12B

Sep 17, 2024

1.7 years ago

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 3.7 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Pixtral-12B

Mistral

Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Higher IFEval score (93.2% vs 61.3%)

Higher MMMU score (75.0% vs 52.5%)

Pixtral-12B

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Mistral AI

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Has open weights

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Pixtral-12B

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Pixtral-12B.

Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Pixtral-12B?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.7 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Pixtral-12B is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3.7 Sonnet compare to Pixtral-12B in benchmarks?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet scores MATH-500: 96.2%, IFEval: 93.2%, MMMLU: 86.1%, GPQA: 84.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.2%. Pixtral-12B scores DocVQA: 90.7%, ChartQA: 81.8%, VQAv2: 78.6%, MT-Bench: 76.8%, HumanEval: 72.0%.

Is Claude 3.7 Sonnet cheaper than Pixtral-12B?

Pixtral-12B is 20.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Pixtral-12B costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Pixtral-12B?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Pixtral-12B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Pixtral-12B?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Pixtral-12B?

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Pixtral-12B is developed by Mistral AI.