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Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base are closely matched at 2.0 and 0.5 on the LLM Stats Score. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is 40.0x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 2.0 and 0.5.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3 Sonnet wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is roughly 40.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude 3 Sonnet also accepts a larger context window (200,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3 Sonnet

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window

Choose Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

  • cost matters — it's about 40.0x cheaper per token
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
2.0
#302
0.5
#308
Reasoning
1.9
#292
0.7
#299
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 3
1 of 3
Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$0.30 / M
Context window
200,000
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude 3 Sonnet
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Math
7.7#254
5.0#268
Finance
3.4#170
5.7#159
Legal
3.4#159
5.7#146
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for Claude 3 Sonnet · 5 for Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

3 shared

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.

Tue Sep 01 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

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
Tue Sep 01 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
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.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Sep 01 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

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

2.5 years ago

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

Mar 17, 2025

1.5 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.

Claude 3 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
bedrock logo
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

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base

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

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3 Sonnet
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base.

Which is better, Claude 3 Sonnet or Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base?

Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 2.0 and 0.5. Claude 3 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude 3 Sonnet compare to Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Sonnet scores ARC-C: 93.2%, GSM8k: 92.3%, HellaSwag: 89.0%, MGSM: 83.5%, BIG-Bench Hard: 82.9%. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base scores MMLU: 81.0%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MMMU: 59.3%, MMLU-Pro: 56.0%, GPQA: 37.5%.

Is Claude 3 Sonnet cheaper than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is 30.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base?

Claude 3 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base 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 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (2.0 vs 0.5), context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.10/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base?

Claude 3 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Base is developed by Mistral AI.

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