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Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 vs Claude Opus 4: Which Is Better? [2026 Comparison]
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Updated Jul 11, 2025

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 vs Claude Opus 4

Compare Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 by Mistral AI against Claude Opus 4 by Anthropic, tested across 35 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.

Which is better, Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 or Claude Opus 4?

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 and Claude Opus 4 are both competitive models. Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 costs $0.1/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude Opus 4. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 and Claude Opus 4

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is made by mistral while Claude Opus 4 is from anthropic. On pricing, Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 costs $0.1/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude Opus 4.

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Mistral Devstral Small 1.1vsClaude Opus 4

35 fights queued

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 logo

Why Mistral Devstral Small 1.1?

231.8x cheaper overall$0.10/M in · $0.30/M out
2 months newerJul 2025
Claude Opus 4 logo

Why Claude Opus 4?

Leads 1 of 1 benchmarks
Stronger on SWE-bench Verified72.5% vs 46.8%
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1Claude Opus 4
Input price
$0.10/M
$15.00/M
Output price
$0.30/M
$75.00/M
Context
—
200K
Released
Jul 2025
May 2025
Benchmarks1 common
SWE-bench Verified
46.8%
72.5%+35.4%

Favorites

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1Claude Opus 4
Movie
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

19948.7
Arrival

Arrival

20167.6
Album
Dark Side Of The Moon

Dark Side Of The Moon

suisside
The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd
Book
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee
Cien años de soledad

Cien años de soledad

Gabriel García Márquez
City
Kyoto

Kyoto

Japan
Istanbul

Istanbul

Turkey
Game
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action4.5
Portal 2

Portal 2

Shooter, Puzzle4.6
12 / 35
01

Logic Puzzlereasoning

Tests an AI's ability to solve a simple but potentially confusing logic puzzle

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
2 / 35
02

Stochastic Consistency Testanalysis

Tests an AI's randomness and creativity

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
3 / 35
03

SVG Layout Challengeimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to generate vector graphics

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
4 / 35
04

Xbox Controller SVG Artimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create detailed SVG illustrations of gaming hardware

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
5 / 35
05

Generate a Stand-Up Routineconversation

Tests an AI's humor and creative writing ability

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025text
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
6 / 35
06

Pokémon Battle UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, nostalgic Pokémon battle UI in a single HTML file.

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
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7 / 35
07

Three.js 3D Gameweb design

Create a 3D building and driving game in a single self-contained HTML file using Three.js. Tests an AI's ability to combine 3D graphics, game logic, and UI interactions on the web.

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025html
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025html
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
8 / 35
08

Mario Level UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, classic Mario level in a single HTML file.

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025website
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Try this prompt
Vote
9 / 35
09

Linear App Cloneweb design

Tests an AI's ability to replicate an existing UI with Tailwind CSS

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
10 / 35
10

Interactive Catan Boardweb design

Tests an AI's ability to create interactive web elements

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
11 / 35
11

World Map SVGimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create a detailed world map in SVG format

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote
12 / 35
12

Random Tailwind Webappweb design

Generate a single-page, self-contained HTML webapp using Tailwind CSS for a randomly chosen category/industry/niche.

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1

Mistral · Jul 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
Try this prompt
Vote

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Our Verdict
Claude Opus 4
Claude Opus 4
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1Runner-up

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.

Too close to call
Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
82%

Claude Opus 4 uses 11.2x more emoji

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
Claude Opus 4
50%Vocabulary64%
17wSentence Length62w
0.56Hedging0.52
4.3Bold4.4
5.7Lists9.1
0.00Emoji0.11
0.05Headings1.87
0.34Transitions0.27
Based on 21 + 16 text responses
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Ask them anything yourself

Mistral Devstral Small 1.1Claude Opus 4

Some models write identically. You are paying for the brand.

178 models fingerprinted across 32 writing dimensions. Free research.

Model Similarity Index

185x

price gap between models that write identically

178

models

12

clone pairs

32

dimensions

Devstral M / S
95.7%
Qwen3 Coder / Flash
95.6%
GPT-5.4 / Mini
93.3%
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