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Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Small 4

Anthropic Claude 3 Sonnet vs Mistral Mistral Small 4 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Mistral
Mistral Small 4
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateMar 4 2024Mar 16 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science
GPQA Diamond
40.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Sonnet shipped 742 days before Mistral Small 4

Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or Mistral Small 4?

Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 742 days before Mistral Small 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Sonnet and Mistral Small 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Sonnet released?
Claude 3 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was Mistral Small 4 released?
Mistral Small 4 was released by Mistral on Mar 16 2026.

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