Claude 3 Opus vs Mistral Large 2
Claude 3 Opus and Mistral Large 2 are closely matched at 9.9 and 7.4 on the LLM Stats Score. Mistral Large 2 is 10.0x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3 Opus and Mistral Large 2 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 9.9 and 7.4.
In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3 Opus wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Mistral Large 2 is roughly 10.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Claude 3 Opus 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 Opus
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
- you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
Choose Mistral Large 2
- cost matters — it's about 10.0x cheaper per token
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2024
- 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
11 reported for Claude 3 Opus · 5 for Mistral Large 2
Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GSM8k, MMLU), while Mistral Large 2 is better at 1 benchmark (HumanEval).
Claude 3 Opus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens) is 7.5x more expensive than Mistral Large 2 ($2.00/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 12.5x more expensive than Mistral Large 2 ($6.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than Mistral Large 2.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Claude 3 Opus accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Large 2's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Mistral Large 2 is limited to 128,000 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Large 2 does not.
Claude 3 Opus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude 3 Opus
Mistral Large 2
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3 Opus 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 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Mistral Large 2 was released on 2024-07-24.
Mistral Large 2 is 5 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.
Feb 29, 2024
2.5 years ago
Jul 24, 2024
2.1 years ago
4mo 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 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Mistral Large 2 is available from Google, Mistral AI.
Claude 3 Opus
Mistral Large 2
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Opus and Mistral Large 2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Mistral Large 2.