Mistral: Saba

Mistral Saba, a 24B-parameter model designed for the Middle East and South Asia, consistently performs among the fastest models, ranking in the 81st percentile across six benchmarks. It also offers competitive pricing, typically providing cost-effective solutions in the 69th percentile. Notably, Mistral Saba demonstrates exceptional reliability, achieving a perfect 100th percentile across all benchmarks, indicating minimal technical failures and consistent response delivery. In terms of benchmark performance, Mistral Saba shows strong capabilities in specific areas. It achieved perfect accuracy in Ethics, making it the most accurate model at its price point and among models of comparable speed. Its General Knowledge and Email Classification scores were also very high at 97.8% and 98.0% accuracy respectively, indicating robust understanding and classification abilities. While its Instruction Following accuracy was solid at 63.0%, its performance in Coding (79.0%) and Reasoning (60.0%) was more moderate, placing it in the mid-range for these categories. A key strength lies in its high accuracy for ethical considerations and general knowledge, coupled with its outstanding reliability and efficient speed. Its primary area for potential improvement appears to be in complex reasoning tasks and comprehensive coding knowledge.