Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Mistral Large 2
Claude 3.5 Haiku and Mistral Large 2 are closely matched at 5.2 and 7.4 on the LLM Stats Score. Claude 3.5 Haiku is 1.9x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3.5 Haiku and Mistral Large 2 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 5.2 and 7.4.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Mistral Large 2 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Claude 3.5 Haiku is roughly 1.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Claude 3.5 Haiku also accepts a larger context window (200,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku
- cost matters — it's about 1.9x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024
Choose Mistral Large 2
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
9 reported for Claude 3.5 Haiku · 5 for Mistral Large 2
Claude 3.5 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Large 2 is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).
Mistral Large 2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80/1M tokens) is 2.5x cheaper than Mistral Large 2 ($2.00/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3.5 Haiku ($4.00/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Mistral Large 2 ($6.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Mistral Large 2 is more expensive than Claude 3.5 Haiku.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Claude 3.5 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Large 2's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Mistral Large 2 is limited to 128,000 tokens.
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3.5 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Large 2 uses Mistral Research License.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Mistral Research License
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3.5 Haiku was released on 2024-10-22, while Mistral Large 2 was released on 2024-07-24.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is 3 months newer than Mistral Large 2.
Oct 22, 2024
1.9 years ago
3mo newerJul 24, 2024
2.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Provider Availability
Claude 3.5 Haiku is available from Bedrock, Google, Anthropic. Mistral Large 2 is available from Google, Mistral AI.
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Mistral Large 2
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Haiku and Mistral Large 2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Mistral Large 2.