Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base Comparison

Comparing Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU-Pro), while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is better at 1 benchmark (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

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Sonnet is more expensive than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3 Sonnet

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAnthropic

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.30

Best providerMistral

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 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 3.1 24B Base

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Small 3.1 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 3.1 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 3.1 24B Base was released on 2025-03-17.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is 13 months newer than Claude 3 Sonnet.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Mar 17, 2025

1.0 years ago

1.0yr 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 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is available from Mistral AI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.