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AnthropicMistral AILLM matchup

Claude Sonnet 5.5vs.Mistral Large 3

Which one is better?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 performs better than Mistral Large 3, but costs 4 times (input) and 6.7 times (output) as much.

Sonnet 5.5 ahead
IntelligenceOverall index, 100 points = average
121.9

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Rank 5

32.7

Mistral Large 3

Rank 95

Sonnet 5.5 faster
SpeedTokens per second
103

Claude Sonnet 5.5

86

Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3 cheaper
Price$ per 1M tokens
$4

Claude Sonnet 5.5

$0.75

Mistral Large 3

Sonnet 5.5 more popular
Popularity0 to 100
79

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Rank 21 of 478

48

Mistral Large 3

Rank 146 of 478

Choose Claude Sonnet 5.5 for

MathematicsCodingGeneralHealthAgentsKnowledgeReasoningFinanceMultimodalLegal

No clear advantage for Mistral Large 3.

Where is the difference?

Strengths at a glance

Sonnet 5.5Mistral Large 3Median of all ranked models

6511516515CodingSonnet 5.5ReasoningSonnet 5.5MathematicsSonnet 5.5KnowledgeSonnet 5.5AgentsSonnet 5.5GeneralSonnet 5.5MultimodalSonnet 5.5FinanceSonnet 5.5LegalSonnet 5.5HealthSonnet 5.5
CodingSonnet 5.5 ahead
Sonnet 5.5125.2Rank 3
Mistral Large 332.0Rank 113
Median of ranked models87.5

95 % range: Sonnet 5.5 119.5 to 130.9, Mistral Large 3 19.1 to 44.9.

AreaSonnet 5.5Mistral Large 3

The same values and verdicts as the bars below. In the close-up the net starts at 15 points, just below the weaker model's lowest value; the reference group average is 100.

Sonnet 5.5 is ahead in 10 of 10 areas, Mistral Large 3 in none.

Sonnet 5.5 ahead: 10

Areas in the overall index
MathematicsSonnet 5.5 +110131.9 to 22.2
CodingSonnet 5.5 +93125.2 to 32.0
GeneralSonnet 5.5 +92125.0 to 33.5
AgentsSonnet 5.5 +86120.8 to 34.3
KnowledgeSonnet 5.5 +84122.8 to 38.5
ReasoningSonnet 5.5 +84118.3 to 34.3
MultimodalSonnet 5.5 +78110.7 to 32.8
Specialist fields
HealthSonnet 5.5 +91121.9 to 30.9
FinanceSonnet 5.5 +78119.4 to 41.3
LegalSonnet 5.5 +75114.5 to 39.7

Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.

Show 3 more areas that do not count toward the overall index
Cybersecurityonly Sonnet 5.5 has a score
Productivityonly Sonnet 5.5 has a score
Educationonly Sonnet 5.5 has a score

Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.

Which model for which task?

Everyday tasks, translated from the area values above. Each row names the values it rests on.

Writing and debugging codeSonnet 5.5Coding 125.2 to 32.0
Maths and data analysisSonnet 5.5Mathematics 131.9 to 22.2, Reasoning 118.3 to 34.3
Facts and researchSonnet 5.5Knowledge 122.8 to 38.5
Agents and workflowsSonnet 5.5Agents 120.8 to 34.3
Fast chat repliesSonnet 5.5103 to 86 tokens per second
Security analysisopenCybersecurity without a score for Mistral Large 3
Many requests on a small budgetMistral Large 3$4 to $0.75 per 1M tokens
Finance, legal and medical textsSonnet 5.5Finance 119.4 to 41.3, Legal 114.5 to 39.7, Health 121.9 to 30.9
Images, screenshots and PDFsSonnet 5.5Multimodal 110.7 to 32.8

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs. Mistral Large 3 in our own test

The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.

Pelican on a bicycle

Prompt

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Task origin: Simon Willison

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Claude Sonnet 5.5: Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Oct 1, 2026 · 28 s · $0.04

Test details
Run date
Oct 1, 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5
Reasoning setting
high
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Output tokens
3,886 tokens
Cost of the attempt
$0.0389
Response time
28.2 s
API model reported in response
anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5
Pinned endpoint
Anthropic | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928
Temperature
Provider default
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Passed, not a quality rating

Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.

Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3: Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Oct 1, 2026 · 14 s · $0.0022

Test details
Run date
Oct 1, 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
mistralai/mistral-large-2512
Reasoning setting
not specified
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Output tokens
1,451 tokens
Cost of the attempt
$0.0022
Response time
14.2 s
API model reported in response
mistralai/mistral-large-2512
Pinned endpoint
Mistral | mistralai/mistral-large-2512
Temperature
Provider default
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Passed, not a quality rating
Reasoning (model default)
no reasoning mode Source

Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.

Earlier attempts (1)

  • Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: not specified
SVG short test

SVG short test

One SVG task with the same fixed settings for every model, without hidden thinking.

Prompt

Return only one standalone SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. Use viewBox="0 0 800 600", simple shapes, two clearly visible wheels and a recognizable pelican with a long beak. At most 30 SVG elements and 1800 characters. No Markdown, explanations, comments, scripts, animation, CSS or external resources.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Unavailable in this round

Mistral Large 3

API request failed. The model was not evaluated.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Mistral Large 3 in the overall index

Every model with a place in the overall index, both models of this matchup highlighted. You can add or hide other models.

Overall index (Gradually Meta-Score v5)

20 of 95 models

Claude Fable 5.2max130.9
Gemini 4 Carbonhigh127.0
Claude Opus 5.5max125.7
Claude Fable 5.1max124.1
Claude Sonnet 5.5max121.9
Gemini 4 Argonhigh121.2
GPT-6 Astramax119.6
Muse Wonder Fullmax118.4
GPT-6.1 Solmax117.5
Claude Opus 5max117.3
Muse Wondermax113.7
Claude Fable 5max112.8
Kimi K3.1 Promax112.6
Muse Ember 1.0max110.5
GPT-5.6 Solmax109.3
GPT-6 Solmax108.4
Gemini 3.7 Flashhigh107.7
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017max107.1
GPT-6.1 Terramax106.5
Mistral Large 3none32.7

Popularity compared

How often the models are searched for, used and mentioned, on a scale from 0 to 100.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is more popular than Mistral Large 3: 79 to 48 out of 100.

Over time

Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 13, 2026

Claude Sonnet 5.5Mistral Large 3

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.

MetricClaude Sonnet 5.5Mistral Large 3
Intelligence
Overall indexpoints, 100 = reference group average, higher is better121.932.7
RankRank 5 of 95Rank 95 of 95
Price per 1M tokens
Inputwhat you send$2$0.50
Outputwhat the model writes$10$1.50
Cost per task (own tests)average of 1 original-protocol task both models passed (SVG short test not included)$0.039$0.002
Speed
Tokens per second10386
Popularity
Popularitysearch, usage and mentions, 0 to 10079Rank 21 of 47848Rank 146 of 478
Technical
Context windowhow much text the model reads at once1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages262,144 tokens≈ 390 A4 pages
Knowledge cutoffJune 2026n/a
ReleasedSep 28, 2026Dec 2, 2025
AvailabilityActiveActive
Open weightsnoyes

Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis

Is there a better choice?

Cheaper than Mistral Large 3Muse Ember 1.0

Overall index 110.5, rank 14$0.10 input and $0.50 output per 1M tokens

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Best model in the overall indexClaude Fable 5.2

Overall index 130.9, rank 1$8 input and $40 output per 1M tokens

Sonnet 5.5 vs. Claude Fable 5.2

Shared benchmarks

Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.

A: Claude Sonnet 5.5B: Mistral Large 3

LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,772Mistral Large 3: 1,232LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,473Mistral Large 3: 1,415LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Vision, Style ControlOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,263Mistral Large 3: 1,200LMArenaAs of 11/09/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevHTML development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,753Mistral Large 3: 1,240LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlBusiness, management and finance · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,474Mistral Large 3: 1,411LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Vision, Style ControlChinese · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,372Mistral Large 3: 1,219LMArenaAs of 11/09/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevImage to WebDev · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,744Mistral Large 3: 1,362LMArenaAs of 11/10/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlChinese · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,541Mistral Large 3: 1,431LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Vision, Style ControlCreative writing with images · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,243Mistral Large 3: 1,198LMArenaAs of 11/09/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWeb development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,772Mistral Large 3: 1,232LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
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LMArena Text, Style ControlCoding · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,517Mistral Large 3: 1,471LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Vision, Style ControlDiagram understanding · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,308Mistral Large 3: 1,233LMArenaAs of 11/09/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlCreative writing · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,464Mistral Large 3: 1,375LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Vision, Style ControlEnglish · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,259Mistral Large 3: 1,208LMArenaAs of 11/09/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlEnglish · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,484Mistral Large 3: 1,427LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Vision, Style ControlHomework · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,317Mistral Large 3: 1,203LMArenaAs of 11/09/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlEntertainment, sports and media · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,455Mistral Large 3: 1,373LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Vision, Style ControlHumor · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,248Mistral Large 3: 1,186LMArenaAs of 11/09/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlExcluding ties · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,482Mistral Large 3: 1,402LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Vision, Style ControlOptical character recognition · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,281Mistral Large 3: 1,214LMArenaAs of 11/09/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlExpert prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,512Mistral Large 3: 1,428LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlFrench prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,500Mistral Large 3: 1,432LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlGerman prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,452Mistral Large 3: 1,411LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlHard prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,499Mistral Large 3: 1,433LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlHard prompts, English · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,505Mistral Large 3: 1,440LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlInstruction following · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,482Mistral Large 3: 1,403LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlJapanese prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,463Mistral Large 3: 1,380LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlKorean prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,417Mistral Large 3: 1,364LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLegal and government · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,480Mistral Large 3: 1,422LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLife, physical and social science · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,494Mistral Large 3: 1,429LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlLonger queries · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,491Mistral Large 3: 1,419LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMath · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,486Mistral Large 3: 1,402LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMathematical professions · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,502Mistral Large 3: 1,414LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMedicine and healthcare · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,480Mistral Large 3: 1,432LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlMulti-turn · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,469Mistral Large 3: 1,419LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlNon-English · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,457Mistral Large 3: 1,399LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlPolish prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,497Mistral Large 3: 1,416LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlRussian prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,466Mistral Large 3: 1,408LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlSoftware and IT services · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,511Mistral Large 3: 1,457LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlSpanish prompts · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,463Mistral Large 3: 1,405LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026
LMArena Text, Style ControlWriting, literature and language · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalClaude Sonnet 5.5: 1,468Mistral Large 3: 1,390LMArenaAs of 11/11/2026

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