Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 and Mistral: Mistral Medium 3. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.
Verdict
strong confidenceAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads overall
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leads in context window and capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 remains competitive with advantages in price.
Best for with Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
Best for with Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
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Technical specifications
| Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 | Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral |
| Input price | $1/M | $0.40/M |
| Output price | $5/M | $2/M |
| Context window | 200K | 131K |
| Max output | 64K | N/A |
| Capabilities | Tool useVisionReasoning | Tool useVision |
| Released | Oct 15, 2025 | May 7, 2025 |
Scoring breakdown
How each dimension compares
Price
Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
$5/M tokens
Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
$2/M tokens
Context Window
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
200K tokens
Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
131K tokens
Capabilities
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
3/4
Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
2/4
Max Output
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 leadsAnthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
64K tokens
Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
N/A
Recency
Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5
Oct 2025
Mistral: Mistral Medium 3
May 2025
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