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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) vs Mistral Small 3.1

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded)
Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateOct 22 2024Mar 17 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
49%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) shipped 146 days before Mistral Small 3.1

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) or Mistral Small 3.1?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and Mistral Small 3.1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) shipped 146 days before Mistral Small 3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) is proprietary, while Mistral Small 3.1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and Mistral Small 3.1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) was released by Anthropic on Oct 22 2024.

Mistral Small 3.1 was released by Mistral on Mar 17 2025.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Mistral Small 3.1 is an open weight model released by Mistral.

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