Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.1 vs Pixtral Large

Comparing Claude Opus 4.1 and Pixtral Large across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude Opus 4.1 and Pixtral Large don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Pixtral Large costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 7.5x more expensive than Pixtral Large ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($75.00/1M tokens) is 12.5x more expensive than Pixtral Large ($6.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.1 is more expensive than Pixtral Large.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Pixtral Large
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$6.00
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4.1 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Pixtral Large's 128,000 tokens. Pixtral Large can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.1 is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Input200,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Pixtral Large
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4.1 and Pixtral Large support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Opus 4.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Pixtral Large

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Pixtral Large uses Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use.

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

Claude Opus 4.1

Proprietary

Closed source

Pixtral Large

Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.1 was released on 2025-08-05, while Pixtral Large was released on 2024-11-18.

Claude Opus 4.1 is 9 months newer than Pixtral Large.

Claude Opus 4.1

Aug 5, 2025

8 months ago

8mo newer
Pixtral Large

Nov 18, 2024

1.4 years ago

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 Opus 4.1 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Pixtral Large is available from Mistral AI.

Claude Opus 4.1

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
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Google
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Pixtral Large

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $6.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Mistral AI
Pixtral Large

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.1 vs Pixtral Large

Claude Opus 4.1 (Anthropic) and Pixtral Large (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Claude Opus 4.1 scores MMMLU: 89.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 82.4%, GPQA: 80.9%, AIME 2025: 78.0%, MMMU (validation): 77.1%. Pixtral Large scores AI2D: 93.8%, DocVQA: 93.3%, ChartQA: 88.1%, VQAv2: 80.9%, MM-MT-Bench: 74.0%.
Pixtral Large is 7.5x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Pixtral Large costs $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output via mistral.
Claude Opus 4.1 supports 200K tokens and Pixtral Large supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($15.00 vs $2.00/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Mistral Research License (MRL) for research; Mistral Commercial License for commercial use). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Opus 4.1 is developed by Anthropic and Pixtral Large is developed by Mistral AI.