Model Comparison

Claude 3 Opus vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 6 benchmarks (ARC-C, GPQA, GSM8k, MATH, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Mistral Small 3 24B Base is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Opus specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Opus specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Claude 3 Opus

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Opus and Mistral Small 3 24B Base support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude 3 Opus

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Opus is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Mistral Small 3 24B Base was released on 2025-01-30.

Mistral Small 3 24B Base is 11 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.3 years ago

11mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Base has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Claude 3 Opus's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Base's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Opus's cutoff date.

Claude 3 Opus

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Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude 3 Opus

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Higher ARC-C score (96.4% vs 91.3%)

Higher GPQA score (50.4% vs 34.4%)

Higher GSM8k score (95.0% vs 80.7%)

Higher MATH score (60.1% vs 46.0%)

Higher MMLU score (86.8% vs 80.7%)

Higher MMLU-Pro score (68.5% vs 54.4%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Claude 3 Opus	Mistral Small 3 24B Base

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base.

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3 24B Base 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 Opus compare to Mistral Small 3 24B Base in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%. Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Opus and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Base supports an unknown number of 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 Opus and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Opus and Mistral Small 3 24B Base?

Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI.