Claude Opus 4 vs Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
Compare Claude Opus 4 by Anthropic against Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 by Mistral AI, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or Mistral Devstral Small 1.1?
Claude Opus 4 and Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 are both competitive models. Claude Opus 4 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 and Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
Claude Opus 4 is made by anthropic while Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is from mistral. On pricing, Claude Opus 4 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 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 uses 11.2x more emoji
