Anthropic vs Mistral AI Pricing Comparison
Full API pricing breakdown, model lineups, and category coverage.
Anthropic
Details →Total Models
17
Avg Input
$6.517647/1M
Avg Output
$32.588235/1M
Cheapest Model
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Most Expensive
Claude 3 Opus
Price Range
$4.80 -$90.00
Mistral AI
Details →Total Models
14
Avg Input
$0.485714/1M
Avg Output
$1.725/1M
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 $2.210714/1M.
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, 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.
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Popular Anthropic vs Mistral AI model matchups
Category Breakdown
| Provider | flagship | reasoning | balanced | efficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Mistral AI | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
All Models & Pricing
Anthropic
Provider details →| Model | Category | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude 3.5 Haiku | efficient | $0.80/1M | $4.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | efficient | $1.00/1M | $5.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | balanced | $2.00/1M | $10.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | balanced | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | balanced | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Sonnet 4 | standard | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | balanced | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Opus 5 | flagship | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Opus 4.7 | flagship | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | flagship | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | flagship | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | flagship | $10.00/1M | $50.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Mythos 5.1 | flagship | $10.00/1M | $50.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Fable 5 | flagship | $10.00/1M | $50.00/1M | 1,000,000 |
| Claude Opus 4 | flagship | $15.00/1M | $75.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude Opus 4.1 | flagship | $15.00/1M | $75.00/1M | 200,000 |
| Claude 3 Opus | flagship | $15.00/1M | $75.00/1M | 200,000 |
Mistral AI
Provider details →| Model | Category | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 3B | efficient | $0.10/1M | $0.10/1M | 256,000 |
| Ministral 3 8B | efficient | $0.15/1M | $0.15/1M | 256,000 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 | efficient | $0.10/1M | $0.30/1M | 128,000 |
| Ministral 3 14B | balanced | $0.20/1M | $0.20/1M | 256,000 |
| Voxtral Small | efficient | $0.10/1M | $0.40/1M | 32,000 |
| Mistral Small 4 | efficient | $0.15/1M | $0.60/1M | 128,000 |
| Codestral | balanced | $0.30/1M | $0.90/1M | 128,000 |
| Mistral Large 3 | flagship | $0.50/1M | $1.50/1M | 256,000 |
| Magistral Small | reasoning | $0.50/1M | $1.50/1M | 128,000 |
| Mistral Medium 3 | balanced | $0.40/1M | $2.00/1M | 128,000 |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | balanced | $0.40/1M | $2.00/1M | 131,072 |
| Devstral 2 | efficient | $0.40/1M | $2.00/1M | 262,144 |
| Magistral Medium | reasoning | $2.00/1M | $5.00/1M | 128,000 |
| Mistral Medium 3.5 | flagship | $1.50/1M | $7.50/1M | 256,000 |
Cross-Provider Model Matchups
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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?▼
Anthropic offers more models in this dataset.