Claude Opus 4.6 vs Mistral Large 3
Mistral Large 3 leads in 3 of 8 categories
Arena ELO
Claude Opus 4.6
Cheaper
Mistral Large 3
Faster
Mistral Large 3
Detailed Comparison
| Category | Claude Opus 4.6 | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral |
| Context Window | 1M WIN | 256K |
| Input Price ($/1M) | $5 | $0.5 WIN |
| Output Price ($/1M) | $25 | $1.5 WIN |
| Arena ELO | 1549 WIN | 1418 |
| Coding | 80.8% SWE-bench | unknown |
| Reasoning | 65.4% Terminal-Bench | 43.9% GPQA Diamond |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | ~40 t/s | ~70 t/s WIN |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.6 or Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 is approximately 93% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.6 per million tokens.
Which is better for coding, Claude Opus 4.6 or Mistral Large 3?
Claude Opus 4.6 scores 80.8% SWE-bench on coding benchmarks, while Mistral Large 3 scores unknown.
Which has a larger context window?
Claude Opus 4.6 supports 1M context, while Mistral Large 3 supports 256K.
Is Claude Opus 4.6 or Mistral Large 3 open source?
Claude Opus 4.6 is proprietary. Mistral Large 3 is open source.
Which ranks higher on the Chatbot Arena leaderboard?
Claude Opus 4.6 ranks higher with ELO 1549 vs 1418.
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