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Mistral Large 3 vs Claude Haiku 4.5
A detailed comparison of Mistral Large 3 (Mistral) and Claude Haiku 4.5 (Anthropic) across pricing, performance, and features.
Pricing Comparison
| Metric | Mistral Large 3 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $0.80 | -60% |
| Output / 1M tokens | $5.00 | $4.00 | -20% |
| Context window | 128K | 200K | — |
| Max output | 16.384K | 8.192K | — |
Benchmark Comparison
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 3 | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 83% | 69.4% |
| HumanEval | 91% | 88.1% |
Capabilities
| Capability | Mistral Large 3 | Claude Haiku 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| code | ✓ | ✓ |
| reasoning | ✓ | ✗ |
| text | ✓ | ✓ |
| tool-use | ✓ | ✓ |
| vision | ✓ | ✓ |
Mistral Large 3 Strengths
- ✓Low output cost ($5/1M) for a flagship
- ✓Strong multilingual support
- ✓European data sovereignty option
Mistral Large 3 Weaknesses
- ✗Lower benchmarks than top-tier competitors
- ✗Smaller ecosystem
Claude Haiku 4.5 Strengths
- ✓Very fast responses
- ✓Cheapest Anthropic option
- ✓Good for classification and extraction
Claude Haiku 4.5 Weaknesses
- ✗Weakest reasoning in the Claude family
- ✗Can struggle with nuanced instructions
Quick Verdict
Best value: Claude Haiku 4.5 is the more affordable option at $0.8/$4 per 1M tokens.
Higher benchmarks: Mistral Large 3 scores higher on average across available benchmarks (87.0% avg).
Larger context: Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K tokens.
Choose Claude Haiku 4.5 if cost matters most. Choose Mistral Large 3 if you need the best possible quality for complex tasks.