Claude Opus 4.1 vs Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
Compare Claude Opus 4.1 by Anthropic against Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 by Mistral AI, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Opus 4.1 or Mistral Devstral Small 1.1?
Claude Opus 4.1 and Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 are both competitive models. Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.1/M for Mistral Devstral Small 1.1. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Opus 4.1 and Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
Claude Opus 4.1 is made by anthropic while Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is from mistral. On pricing, Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.1/M for Mistral Devstral Small 1.1.
Per 1M tokens
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is cheaper on both — 150× input, 250× 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 Small 1.1 is 250x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Claude Opus 4.1 uses 38.4x more emoji
