Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4 vs Mistral Large 3

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral Large 3 is 10.9x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMMLU), while Mistral Large 3 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Large 3 costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 7.5x more expensive than Mistral Large 3 ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4 ($75.00/1M tokens) is 15.0x more expensive than Mistral Large 3 ($5.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4 is more expensive than Mistral Large 3.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$5.00
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Large 3's 128,000 tokens. Claude Opus 4 can generate longer responses up to 32,000 tokens, while Mistral Large 3 is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
Input200,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4 and Mistral Large 3 support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Opus 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Large 3 uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude Opus 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Large 3

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Mistral Large 3 was released on 2025-09-01.

Mistral Large 3 is 3 months newer than Claude Opus 4.

Claude Opus 4

May 22, 2025

10 months ago

Mistral Large 3

Sep 1, 2025

7 months ago

3mo 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 Opus 4 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Mistral Large 3 is available from Mistral AI.

Claude Opus 4

anthropic logo
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

Mistral Large 3

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $5.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher MMMLU score (88.8% vs 74.2%)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
AnthropicClaude Opus 4
Mistral AIMistral Large 3
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4 vs Mistral Large 3

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4 is made by Anthropic and Mistral Large 3 is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude Opus 4 scores MMMLU: 88.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.4%, GPQA: 79.6%, MMMU (validation): 76.5%, AIME 2025: 75.5%. Mistral Large 3 scores MATH: 90.4%, MM-MT-Bench: 84.9%, MMLU-Redux: 82.0%, TriviaQA: 74.9%, MMMLU: 74.2%.
Mistral Large 3 is 7.5x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4 costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Mistral Large 3 costs $2.00/M input and $5.00/M output via mistral.
Claude Opus 4 supports 200K tokens and Mistral Large 3 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 Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Opus 4 is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Large 3 is developed by Mistral AI.