Mistral Large 2 is cheaper than Claude Opus 4 at $8/M vs $15/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4 | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $15/M tokens | $8/M tokens |
| Output price | $75/M tokens | $24/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | 123B |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | May 2025 | Jul 2024 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mistral Large 2 costs 3.1x less per token.
Mistral Large 2 is cheaper on both: 1.9× input, 3.1× output.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Claude Opus 4 uses 22.0x more transitions