GPT-6 Astra vs Mistral Small 4: Release Comparison
Comparison of the GPT-6 Astra and Mistral Small 4 releases: 5 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 7 models.
- For intelligence, GPT-6 Astra scores highest: GPT-6 Astra (max) at 53, against Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 11 for Mistral Small 4.
- For output speed, Mistral Small 4 is fastest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at 170 t/s, against GPT-6 Astra (max) at 52 t/s for GPT-6 Astra.
- For cost per task, Mistral Small 4 is cheapest: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) at $0.02, against GPT-6 Astra (low) at $0.82 for GPT-6 Astra.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| GPT-6 Astra (max) |  OpenAI | 53 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 52 | 55 | 60 | $3.26 | $7.7 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $5,324 | 27k | 17k | 60M | 52 | 352.15s | 352.15s | 361.67s | 525.19s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | Apr 2026 | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - |   | |
| GPT-6 Astra (xhigh) | OpenAI | 52 | 54 | 57 | 58 | - | 55 | 59 | $2.31 | $7.7 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $3,803 | 17k | 9k | 38M | 51 | 206.20s | 206.20s | 216.01s | 328.43s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | Apr 2026 | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-6 Astra (high) | OpenAI | 51 | 53 | 55 | 58 | - | 53 | 58 | $1.73 | $7.7 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $2,925 | 12k | 5k | 26M | 49 | 73.16s | 73.16s | 83.42s | 242.90s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | Apr 2026 | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-6 Astra (medium) | OpenAI | 50 | 52 | 54 | 57 | - | 52 | 58 | $1.54 | $7.7 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $2,434 | 10k | 3k | 19M | 45 | 6.31s | 6.31s | 17.37s | 211.71s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | Apr 2026 | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| GPT-6 Astra (low) | OpenAI | 46 | 49 | 50 | 53 | - | 48 | 55 | $0.82 | $7.7 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $1,537 | 4k | 938 | 10M | 46 | 3.07s | 3.07s | 13.83s | 97.18s | - | 1M | Sep 2026 | Apr 2026 | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) |  Mistral | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | - | 16 | 18 | $0.02 | $0.1 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | $42 | 14k | 9k | 54M | 170 | 0.79s | 12.54s | 15.47s | 96.29s | 119B 6.5B active at inference time | 256k | Mar 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||
| Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) | Mistral | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.015 | - | - | - | - | 153 | 0.77s | 0.77s | 4.03s | - | 119B 6.5B active at inference time | 256k | Mar 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||