Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Large 3 is 2.2x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Large 3 is better at 1 benchmark (MATH).

Mistral Large 3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Large 3 costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 1.5x more expensive than Mistral Large 3 ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 3.0x more expensive than Mistral Large 3 ($5.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than Mistral Large 3.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$5.00
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Large 3's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Mistral Large 3 is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral Large 3 support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Large 3 uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Large 3

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while Mistral Large 3 was released on 2025-09-01.

Mistral Large 3 is 10 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

1.5 years ago

Mistral Large 3

Sep 1, 2025

7 months ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Mistral Large 3 is available from Mistral AI.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Mistral Large 3

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher MATH score (90.4% vs 78.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Mistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Mistral Large 3 is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%. Mistral Large 3 scores MATH: 90.4%, MM-MT-Bench: 84.9%, MMLU-Redux: 82.0%, TriviaQA: 74.9%, MMMLU: 74.2%.
Mistral Large 3 is 1.5x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Mistral Large 3 costs $2.00/M input and $5.00/M output via mistral.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Mistral Large 3 supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $2.00/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Large 3 is developed by Mistral AI.