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Claude Sonnet 4 vs Mistral Small 4

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

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
Mistral
Mistral Small 4
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMistral
Release dateMay 22 2025Mar 16 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
72.7%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Sonnet 4 shipped 298 days before Mistral Small 4

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

Claude Sonnet 4 and Mistral Small 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude Sonnet 4 shipped 298 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 Sonnet 4 and Mistral Small 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4 released?
Claude Sonnet 4 was released by Anthropic on May 22 2025.
When was Mistral Small 4 released?
Mistral Small 4 was released by Mistral on Mar 16 2026.

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