Claude 3 Opus vs Pixtral-12B
Claude 3 Opus leads the LLM Stats Score 10.0 to -1.4. Pixtral-12B is 200.0x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3 Opus leads the overall LLM Stats Score 10.0 to -1.4, ranking #256 overall.
In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3 Opus wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Pixtral-12B is roughly 200.0x 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
- overall performance matters — it scores 10.0 and ranks #256 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
- you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
Choose Pixtral-12B
- cost matters — it's about 200.0x cheaper per token
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 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 · 12 for Pixtral-12B
Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 3 benchmarks (HumanEval, MATH, MMLU), while Pixtral-12B is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most 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 100.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 500.0x more expensive than Pixtral-12B ($0.15/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than Pixtral-12B.*
* 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 Pixtral-12B's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Pixtral-12B is limited to 8,192 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Claude 3 Opus and Pixtral-12B support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Claude 3 Opus
Pixtral-12B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3 Opus is licensed under a proprietary license, while Pixtral-12B 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 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Pixtral-12B was released on 2024-09-17.
Pixtral-12B is 7 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.
Feb 29, 2024
2.5 years ago
Sep 17, 2024
2.0 years ago
6mo 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. Pixtral-12B is available from Mistral AI.
Claude 3 Opus
Pixtral-12B
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Opus and Pixtral-12B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Pixtral-12B.