Model comparison
Mistral Small 4 vs Step 3.7 Flash
Head-to-head evidence from 17 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
BenchAlign evidence: Mistral Small 4 estimated; Step 3.7 Flash estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Mistral Small 4 and Step 3.7 Flash share 17 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 0 results are unique to Mistral Small 4; 13 to Step 3.7 Flash.
Updated July 16, 2026- Shared results
- 17
- Mistral Small 4 only
- 0
- Step 3.7 Flash only
- 13
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Mistral Small 4 and Step 3.7 Flash is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 17 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Step 3.7 Flash is priced at $0.20 input / $1.15 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens for Mistral Small 4.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Mistral Small 4 | Δ | Step 3.7 Flash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Mistral Small 4Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Step 3.7 Flash66.4 |
| Coding | Mistral Small 4Not measured | MarginNo overlap | Step 3.7 Flash56.3 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Mistral Small 4 | Step 3.7 Flash | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Mistral Small 4$0.15 input / $0.6 output | Step 3.7 Flash$0.2 input / $1.15 output | Mistral Small 4 has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Mistral Small 4175 tok/s | Step 3.7 FlashNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Mistral Small 40.64 s | Step 3.7 FlashNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Mistral Small 4256K | Step 3.7 Flash256K | Listed context windows are equal. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Step 3.7 Flash | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 4.7% | 21.5% | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 41.2% | 98.5% | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 4.4% | 25.9% | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
| GDPval-AASource | 588 | 1017 | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | — | 59.5% | Not comparable |
| BrowseCompSource | — | 75.8% | Not comparable |
| DeepSearchQASource | — | 92.8% | Not comparable |
| ToolathlonSource | — | 49.5% | Not comparable |
| Claw-EvalSource | — | 67.1% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/ toolsSource | — | 47.2% | Not comparable |
| Gert LabsSource | — | 51.57% | Not comparable |
| APEX-Agents-AASource | — | 14.8% | Not comparable |
Coding5 benchmarks
Reasoning2 benchmarks
Knowledge6 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Step 3.7 Flash | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 19.6% | 30.3% | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 76.9% | 80.9% | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
| AA-HLESource | 9.5% | 19.9% | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -29.9% | -37.5% | Mistral Small 4 leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 22.1% | 25.4% | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 66.8% | 84.4% | Mistral Small 4 leads |
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 4 | Step 3.7 Flash | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 48.2% | 67.3% | Step 3.7 Flash leads |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Mistral Small 4 and Step 3.7 Flash on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Mistral Small 4 and Step 3.7 Flash today?
Mistral Small 4: $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens Step 3.7 Flash: $0.20 input / $1.15 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
Self-host vs API cost
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
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