Claude 3 Sonnet is the stronger all-rounder.
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.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude 3 Sonnet pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+9.8points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+9.5points ahead
Where Mistral Small (2402) 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 Sonnet
- GPQA DiamondClaude 3 Sonnet by 9.84030.2+9.8
- Humanity's Last Examtie3.64.1tie
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.
- NarrativeQAMistral Small (2402) by 40.811.151.9+40.8
- naturalquestions_closedbookMistral Small (2402) by 27.62.830.4+27.6
- MATHMistral Small (2402) by 1943.162+19
- MMLUClaude 3 Sonnet by 1978.359.3+19
- GSM8KClaude 3 Sonnet by 18.992.373.4+18.9
- OpenBookQAClaude 3 Sonnet by 5.691.886.2+5.6
- AA Intelligencetie5.95.5tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3 Sonnet or Mistral Small (2402)?
Claude 3 Sonnet wins all two areas where both have results: coding and reasoning. Mistral Small (2402) wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3 Sonnet. It wins the one coding test both models report.
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.