Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Mistral Large 2
Compare Claude Sonnet 4.5 by Anthropic against Mistral Large 2 by Mistral AI, context windows of 200K vs 128K, tested across 23 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Mistral Large 2?
Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Mistral Large 2 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3/M input tokens vs $8/M for Mistral Large 2. Context windows: 200K vs 128K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Mistral Large 2
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is made by anthropic while Mistral Large 2 is from mistral. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a 200K token context window compared to Mistral Large 2's 128K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3/M input tokens vs $8/M for Mistral Large 2.
Per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is cheaper on both — 2.7× input, 1.6× output
No community votes yet. On paper, Claude Sonnet 4.5 has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Style Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.5 uses 7.5x more transitions
