Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Devstral Medium

Comparing Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Devstral Medium across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Devstral Medium 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

Devstral Medium costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 4.5 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 7.5x more expensive than Devstral Medium ($0.40/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 4.5 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 7.5x more expensive than Devstral Medium ($2.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4.5 is more expensive than Devstral Medium.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Devstral Medium
Input tokens$0.40
Output tokens$2.00
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Sonnet 4.5 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Devstral Medium's 128,000 tokens. Devstral Medium can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Devstral Medium
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Devstral Medium does not.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Devstral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Devstral Medium

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released on 2025-09-29, while Devstral Medium was released on 2025-07-10.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is 3 months newer than Devstral Medium.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Sep 29, 2025

7 months ago

2mo newer
Devstral Medium

Jul 10, 2025

9 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Devstral Medium's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Sonnet 4.5's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Devstral Medium's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Jan 2025

Devstral Medium

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Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Devstral Medium is available from Mistral AI.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Devstral Medium

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Mistral AI
Devstral Medium

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Devstral Medium

Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic) and Devstral Medium (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 Sonnet 4.5 scores MMMLU: 89.1%, AIME 2025: 87.0%, TAU-bench Retail: 86.2%, GPQA: 83.4%, MMMUval: 77.8%. Devstral Medium scores SWE-Bench Verified: 61.6%.
Devstral Medium is 7.5x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Devstral Medium costs $0.40/M input and $2.00/M output via mistral.
Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports 200K tokens and Devstral Medium 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 ($3.00 vs $0.40/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Devstral Medium is developed by Mistral AI.