Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the stronger all-rounder.Mistral Large is cheaper.
Scores updated · 10 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Coding rests on a single test.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Mistral Large costs 11% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude 3.5 Sonnet pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+20.9points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+10.8points ahead
Where Mistral Large pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 10 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningClaude 3.5 Sonnet
- GPQA DiamondClaude 3.5 Sonnet by 20.95635.1+20.9
- Humanity's Last Examtie3.23.5tie
Other results7 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- NarrativeQAClaude 3.5 Sonnet by 29.274.645.4+29.2
- GSM8KClaude 3.5 Sonnet by 2796.469.4+27
- MMLUClaude 3.5 Sonnet by 24.988.763.8+24.9
- naturalquestions_closedbookClaude 3.5 Sonnet by 19.150.231.1+19.1
- OpenBookQAClaude 3.5 Sonnet by 7.897.289.4+7.8
- MATHMistral Large by 3.971.175+3.9
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3.5 Sonnet by 1.47.25.8+1.4
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Mistral Large?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins all two areas where both have results: coding and reasoning. Mistral Large wins none, but costs 11% less.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Mistral Large costs $4.00 and $12.00. That makes Mistral Large about 11% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 10 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 3 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 7 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.