Claude 3 Haiku vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) Comparison

Comparing Claude 3 Haiku and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Claude 3 Haiku costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 2.0x cheaper than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is more expensive than Claude 3 Haiku.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3 Haiku

Input tokens$0.25

Output tokens$1.25

Best providerAnthropic

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$1.50

Best providerMistral

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) accepts 262,100 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Haiku's 200,000 tokens. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Claude 3 Haiku is limited to 200,000 tokens.

Claude 3 Haiku

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Input262,100 tokens

Output262,100 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Haiku and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is 21 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.0 years ago

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

3 months ago

1.7yr 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 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is available from Mistral AI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.