Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Mistral Large 3 Comparison
Comparing Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral Large 3 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
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.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
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
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.
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
Mistral Large 3
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.
Proprietary
Closed source
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.
Oct 22, 2024
1.4 years ago
Sep 1, 2025
6 months ago
10mo newerKnowledge 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 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Mistral Large 3 is available from Mistral AI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Mistral Large 3
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
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Mistral Large 3
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Detailed Comparison
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