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AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Mistral Small 4

AReaL SEA 235B A22B (InclusionAI) and Mistral Small 4 (Mistral AI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, AReaL SEA 235B A22B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#94 vs #97).

Which should you choose?

Choose AReaL SEA 235B A22B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #94 against #97 (54.2 vs 54.1 points).

Choose Mistral Small 4 if…

  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Mistral Small 4 was listed 16 March 2026, AReaL SEA 235B A22B 1 March 2026.

AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Mistral Small 4: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Mistral Small 4
FieldAReaL SEA 235B A22BInclusionAIMistral Small 4Mistral AI
ModelCap Index position#94#97
Index score54.254.1
EvidenceInheritedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.15
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.60
Context window— tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens—210K
API providers listed01
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
First listed1 March 202616 March 2026
PublisherInclusionAIMistral AI

Evidence: finetune of qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507 · finetune (100%) · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Mistral Small 4

Public benchmark boards where AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Mistral Small 4 has a published result
BoardAReaL SEA 235B A22BMistral Small 4Leads
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—11.3intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecifiedOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Mistral Small 4: common questions

Is AReaL SEA 235B A22B better than Mistral Small 4?

AReaL SEA 235B A22B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #94 against #97. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is AReaL SEA 235B A22B cheaper than Mistral Small 4?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Mistral Small 4?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Mistral Small 4?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Mistral Small 4 open-weight models?

AReaL SEA 235B A22B: Open weights. Mistral Small 4: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Mistral Small 4?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for AReaL SEA 235B A22B and 1 for Mistral Small 4, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Mistral Small 4 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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