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Anthropic vs Mistral AI Pricing Comparison

Full API pricing breakdown, model lineups, and category coverage.

Anthropic

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Total Models
12
Avg Input
$6.15/1M
Avg Output
$30.75/1M
Cheapest Model
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Most Expensive
Claude 3 Opus
Price Range
$4.80 -$90.00

Mistral AI

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Total Models
13
Avg Input
$0.515385/1M
Avg Output
$1.826923/1M
Cheapest Model
Ministral 3 3B
Most Expensive
Mistral Medium 3.5
Price Range
$0.20 -$9.00

Decision Guide: Which Provider Should You Choose?

If your priority is pure token cost, Mistral AI has the lower average combined input + output rate in this comparison at about $2.342308/1M.

Choose Anthropic when...

  • you want model flexibility over lowest average price.
  • you want Anthropic's lowest-cost model (Claude 3.5 Haiku) for budget-sensitive traffic.
  • your workload fits Anthropic's stronger coverage in flagship.

Tradeoff: Anthropic is pricier on average than Mistral AI.

Choose Mistral AI when...

  • you want lower average token pricing.
  • you want Mistral AI's lowest-cost model (Ministral 3 3B) for budget-sensitive traffic.
  • your workload fits Mistral AI's stronger coverage in reasoning, balanced, efficient.

Tradeoff: Anthropic has premium models that may offer broader capabilities.

Coverage snapshot: Anthropic supports 3/4 major categories and Mistral AI supports 4/4.

Category Breakdown

Providerflagshipreasoningbalancedefficient
Anthropic6032
Mistral AI2245

All Models & Pricing

ModelCategoryInputOutputContext
Claude 3.5 Haikuefficient$0.80/1M$4.00/1M200,000
Claude Haiku 4.5efficient$1.00/1M$5.00/1M200,000
Claude Sonnet 4.6balanced$3.00/1M$15.00/1M1,000,000
Claude Sonnet 4.5balanced$3.00/1M$15.00/1M200,000
Claude Sonnet 4standard$3.00/1M$15.00/1M200,000
Claude 3.5 Sonnetbalanced$3.00/1M$15.00/1M200,000
Claude Opus 4.7flagship$5.00/1M$25.00/1M1,000,000
Claude Opus 4.6flagship$5.00/1M$25.00/1M1,000,000
Claude Opus 4.5flagship$5.00/1M$25.00/1M200,000
Claude Opus 4flagship$15.00/1M$75.00/1M200,000
Claude Opus 4.1flagship$15.00/1M$75.00/1M200,000
Claude 3 Opusflagship$15.00/1M$75.00/1M200,000
ModelCategoryInputOutputContext
Ministral 3 3Befficient$0.10/1M$0.10/1M256,000
Ministral 3 8Befficient$0.15/1M$0.15/1M256,000
Mistral Small 3.2efficient$0.10/1M$0.30/1M128,000
Ministral 3 14Bbalanced$0.20/1M$0.20/1M256,000
Mistral Small 4efficient$0.15/1M$0.60/1M128,000
Codestralbalanced$0.30/1M$0.90/1M128,000
Mistral Large 3flagship$0.50/1M$1.50/1M256,000
Magistral Smallreasoning$0.50/1M$1.50/1M128,000
Mistral Medium 3balanced$0.40/1M$2.00/1M128,000
Mistral Medium 3.1balanced$0.40/1M$2.00/1M131,072
Devstral 2efficient$0.40/1M$2.00/1M262,144
Magistral Mediumreasoning$2.00/1M$5.00/1M128,000
Mistral Medium 3.5flagship$1.50/1M$7.50/1M256,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which provider is cheaper on average, Anthropic or Mistral AI?
On average, Mistral AI has lower combined input + output rates. Compare model-specific pricing to match your workload.
What is the cheapest model across Anthropic and Mistral AI?
Ministral 3 3B (Mistral AI) is the lowest-cost option at $0.10 input and $0.10 output per million tokens.
Which model is the most expensive between these providers?
Claude Opus 4 (Anthropic) is the highest-cost model in this comparison at $15.00 input and $75.00 output per million tokens.
Which provider has more models available?
Mistral AI offers more models in this dataset.