Claude Opus 4.5 vs Mistral Medium 3
Mistral Medium 3 costs 92% less at typical usage ($0.80 vs $10.0 per 1M tokens). Claude Opus 4.5 scores higher on 11 of 11 tasks.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.5 | Mistral Medium 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M | $5.00 | $0.40 |
| Output /1M | $25.0 | $2.00 |
| Typical /1M | $10.0 | $0.80 |
| Context window | 200k | 128k |
| Speed | Measured | Fast |
| Privacy | Strong | Strong |
| Open weights | No | No |
Claude Opus 4.5
Steady since we started tracking (Jul 13, 2026)
Mistral Medium 3
Steady since we started tracking (Jul 13, 2026)
Quality by task
Coding99/83
Agents99/80
Reasoning98/84
Writing96/84
Chat92/86
Classify90/84
Extract92/84
Summarize94/85
Translate90/88
Vision93/82
General96/83
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