Claude Opus 4.1 vs Mistral Devstral Medium
Compare Claude Opus 4.1 by Anthropic against Mistral Devstral Medium by Mistral AI, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Opus 4.1 or Mistral Devstral Medium?
Claude Opus 4.1 and Mistral Devstral Medium are both competitive models. Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Mistral Devstral Medium. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Opus 4.1 and Mistral Devstral Medium
Claude Opus 4.1 is made by anthropic while Mistral Devstral Medium is from mistral. On pricing, Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.4/M for Mistral Devstral Medium.
Per 1M tokens
Mistral Devstral Medium is cheaper on both — 38× input, 38× output
No community votes yet. On paper, Claude Opus 4.1 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mistral Devstral Medium is 38x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Claude Opus 4.1 uses 38.4x more emoji
