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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 9.0. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is 5.3x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 9.0, ranking #3 overall.

On price, Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is roughly 5.3x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 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 Sonnet 5.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 58.0 and ranks #3 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

  • cost matters — it's about 5.3x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
58.0
#3
9.0
#279
Reasoning
56.6
#3
9.2
#273
Coding
48.8
#2
1.5
#238
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$2.00 / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
$1.50 / M
Context window
1,000,000
262,100

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)
Math
36.9#34
18.9#174
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

47 reported for Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 5 for Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

No common benchmarks found

Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 5.5 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 5.5 is more expensive than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512).*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 02 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerAnthropic
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerMistral
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Sonnet 5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)'s 262,100 tokens. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Claude Sonnet 5.5 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
Fri Oct 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 5.5 was released on 2026-09-28, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is 10 months newer than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512).

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Sep 28, 2026

3 days ago

9mo newer
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

10 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 5.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-01, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Sonnet 5.5's training data extends to 2026-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)'s cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

Jun 2026

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

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Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is available from Anthropic. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is available from Mistral AI.

Claude Sonnet 5.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 5.5
✓ Preferred
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512).

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 58.0 to 9.0. Claude Sonnet 5.5 is made by Anthropic and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Sonnet 5.5 compare to Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores BenchCAD (with Python tool): 96.3%, ArXivMath (with tools): 95.2%, Global-MMLU: 92.1%, MILU: 91.6%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 90.3%. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) scores MMMLU: 85.5%, AMC_2022_23: 52.0%, GPQA: 43.9%, LiveCodeBench: 34.4%, SimpleQA: 23.8%.

Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 cheaper than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)?

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is 4.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs $2.00/M input and $10.00/M output via anthropic. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports 1.0M tokens and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (58.0 vs 9.0), context window (1.0M vs 262K), input pricing ($2.00 vs $0.50/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512)?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is developed by Anthropic and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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