| Signal | Claude 3 Haiku | Delta | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | +33 | |
Benchmarks | 48 | +48 | |
Pricing | 99 | -1 | |
Context window size | 76 | +3 | |
Recency | 0 | -48 | |
Output Capacity | 60 | -25 | |
| Overall Result | 3 wins | of 6 | 3 wins |
Score History
50.9
current score
Claude 3 Haiku
right now
40
current score
Anthropic
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B saves you $24.65/month
That's $295.80/year compared to Claude 3 Haiku at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Claude 3 Haiku | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51 | 40 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Rank | #160 | #263 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Quality Rank | #160 | #263 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Adoption Rank | #160 | #263 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Parameters | -- | 24B | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 128K | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Pricing | $0.25/$1.25/M | $0.35/$0.55/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 33 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Benchmarks | 48 | -- | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Pricing | 99 | 99 | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
| Context window size | 76 | 73 | Claude 3 Haiku |
| Recency | 0 | 48 | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
| Output Capacity | 60 | 85 | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 51/100 (rank #160), placing it in the top 45% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 40/100 (rank #263), placing it in the top 10% of all 290 models tracked.
Claude 3 Haiku has a 11-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably better performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Mistral Small 3.1 24B offers 40% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $13.59/month with Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs $22.50/month with Claude 3 Haiku - a $8.91 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Mistral Small 3.1 24B also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (200K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.55/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (51/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Claude 3 Haiku clearly outperforms Mistral Small 3.1 24B with a significant 10.899999999999999-point lead. For most general use cases, Claude 3 Haiku is the stronger choice. However, Mistral Small 3.1 24B may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
Claude 3 Haiku
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Mistral Small 3.1 24B
40% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Claude 3 Haiku
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Claude 3 Haiku
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Claude 3 Haiku
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Anthropic
| Capability | Claude 3 Haiku | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Anthropic
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B saves you $0.6522/month
That's 33% cheaper than Claude 3 Haiku at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Claude 3 Haiku | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 128K |
| Max Output Tokens | 4,096 | 128,000 |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 17, 2025 |