Claude 3 Haiku vs Mistral Medium 3

Compare Claude 3 Haiku by Anthropic against Mistral Medium 3 by Mistral AI, context windows of 200K vs 131K, tested across 22 shared challenges. Updated March 2026.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Mistral Medium 3?

Claude 3 Haiku and Mistral Medium 3 are both competitive models. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Mistral Medium 3. Context windows: 200K vs 131K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between Claude 3 Haiku and Mistral Medium 3

Claude 3 Haiku is made by anthropic while Mistral Medium 3 is from mistral. Claude 3 Haiku has a 200K token context window compared to Mistral Medium 3's 131K. On pricing, Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Mistral Medium 3.

Our Verdict
Claude 3 Haiku
Claude 3 Haiku
Mistral Medium 3
Mistral Medium 3

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