Claude 3 Opus is the stronger all-rounder.Mistral Large is cheaper.
Scores updated · 10 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Coding rests on a single test.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
Mistral Large costs 82% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude 3 Opus pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+13.8points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+2.5points ahead
Where Mistral Large pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 10 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningClaude 3 Opus
- GPQA DiamondClaude 3 Opus by 13.848.935.1+13.8
- Humanity's Last Examtie2.83.5tie
Other results7 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- GSM8KClaude 3 Opus by 25.69569.4+25.6
- MMLUClaude 3 Opus by 2386.863.8+23
- MATHMistral Large by 14.960.175+14.9
- naturalquestions_closedbookClaude 3 Opus by 134431.1+13
- NarrativeQAMistral Large by 10.335.145.4+10.3
- OpenBookQAClaude 3 Opus by 6.295.689.4+6.2
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3 Opus by 2.98.75.8+2.9
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Mistral Large?
Claude 3 Opus wins all two areas where both have results: coding and reasoning. Mistral Large wins none, but costs 82% less.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3 Opus. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00 per million input tokens and $75.00 per million output tokens; Mistral Large costs $4.00 and $12.00. That makes Mistral Large about 82% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 10 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 3 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 7 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.