Claude Opus 4 vs Mistral Large 2
Compare Claude Opus 4 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 Opus 4 or Mistral Large 2?
Claude Opus 4 and Mistral Large 2 are both competitive models. Claude Opus 4 costs $15/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 Opus 4 and Mistral Large 2
Claude Opus 4 is made by anthropic while Mistral Large 2 is from mistral. Claude Opus 4 has a 200K token context window compared to Mistral Large 2's 128K. On pricing, Claude Opus 4 costs $15/M input tokens vs $8/M for Mistral Large 2.
Per 1M tokens
Mistral Large 2 is cheaper on both — 1.9× input, 3.1× output
No community votes yet. On paper, Claude Opus 4 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mistral Large 2 is 3.1x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Claude Opus 4 uses 27.2x more transitions
