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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Mistral Large 4

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.4 to 19.0. Mistral Large 4 is 5.8x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Mistral Large 4 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 46.4 to 19.0, ranking #33 overall.

On price, Mistral Large 4 is roughly 5.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Mistral Large 4 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 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 Sonnet

  • you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output

Choose Mistral Large 4

  • overall performance matters — it scores 46.4 and ranks #33 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • cost matters — it's about 5.8x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Anthropic
Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
19.0
#221
46.4
#33
Reasoning
20.1
#203
44.0
#42
Coding
11.3
#168
36.5
#24
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.68 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$2.09 / M
Context window
200,000
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Mistral Large 4
Vision
14.4#100
1.1#185
Tool use
8.2#150
27.2#25
Multimodal
17.5#83
1.7#158
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Claude 3.5 Sonnet · 15 for Mistral Large 4

No common benchmarks found

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral Large 4don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Large 4 costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 4.4x more expensive than Mistral Large 4 ($0.68/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 7.2x more expensive than Mistral Large 4 ($2.09/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than Mistral Large 4.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input tokens$0.68
Output tokens$2.09
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Mistral Large 4 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3.5 Sonnet's 200,000 tokens. Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Oct 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral Large 4 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 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Large 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06.

Mistral Large 4 is 24 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

2.0 years ago

Mistral Large 4

Oct 6, 2026

1 days ago

2.0yr 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 4 is available from Mistral AI.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
bedrock logo
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 4

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.68/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.09/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral Large 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
✓ Preferred
Mistral Large 4
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Mistral Large 4.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 leads the LLM Stats Score 46.4 to 19.0. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Mistral Large 4 is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude 3.5 Sonnet compare to Mistral Large 4 in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%. Mistral Large 4 scores CyBench: 93.0%, SciCode: 91.8%, CyberGym: 82.0%, Finch (FinWorkBench): 67.4%, ChartQAPro: 63.1%.

Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper than Mistral Large 4?

Mistral Large 4 is 4.4x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Mistral Large 4 costs $0.68/M input and $2.09/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral Large 4?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Mistral Large 4 supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral Large 4?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (19.0 vs 46.4), context window (200K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.68/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral Large 4?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Large 4 is developed by Mistral AI.

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