Model Comparison

Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Claude 3 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 4 benchmarks (ARC-C, GPQA, GSM8k, MMLU-Pro), while Mistral Small 3 24B Base is better at 2 benchmarks (MATH, MMLU).

Claude 3 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

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

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Sonnet 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 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Sonnet 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 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Sonnet 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 Sonnet.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Jan 30, 2025

1.2 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 Sonnet'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 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3 Sonnet

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Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Oct 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher ARC-C score (93.2% vs 91.3%)
Higher GPQA score (40.4% vs 34.4%)
Higher GSM8k score (92.3% vs 80.7%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (56.8% vs 54.4%)
Mistral AI
Has open weights
Higher MATH score (46.0% vs 43.1%)
Higher MMLU score (80.7% vs 79.0%)

Detailed Comparison

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

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Small 3 24B Base

Claude 3 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude 3 Sonnet 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.
Claude 3 Sonnet scores ARC-C: 93.2%, GSM8k: 92.3%, HellaSwag: 89.0%, MGSM: 83.5%, BIG-Bench Hard: 82.9%. Mistral Small 3 24B Base scores ARC-C: 91.3%, GSM8k: 80.7%, MMLU: 80.7%, TriviaQA: 80.3%, MBPP: 69.6%.
Claude 3 Sonnet 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.
Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI.