Very long inputs
Choose Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 reads up to 1M tokens per request, against 200k for Claude Haiku 3.
Claude Haiku 3 vs Mistral Large 4: price, context and capabilities
Choose Mistral Large 4 for very long inputs, self-hosting and data control and the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
In short
- Claude Haiku 3 has been retired; Mistral Large 4 is the one you can still call.
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- Mistral Large 4 reads more per request: 1M tokens against 200k.
- Mistral Large 4 is the newer model (October 2026, against March 2024).
- Only Claude Haiku 3 offers batch api.
- Only Mistral Large 4 offers self-hostable.
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Self-hosting and data control
Choose Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 has open weights, so you can run it on your own servers; Claude Haiku 3 is only available through its provider.
Latest release
Choose Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the newer release (October 2026, against March 2024 for Claude Haiku 3).
Specifications side by side
| Claude Haiku 3 | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral AI |
| Category | Language models | Language models |
| Status | Retired | Preview |
| Headline price | $0.50 / 1M tokens | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
| Input | $0.25 / 1M tokens | $0.50 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $1.25 / 1M tokens | $1.50 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input | No data | No data |
| Context window | 200k | 1M |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | March 2024 | October 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Open weights |
| Capabilities | Vision, Tool calling, Structured output, Batch API | Vision, Tool calling, Structured output, Self-hostable |
| API model id | claude-3-haiku-20240307 | mistral-large-4 |
Benchmarks side by side
Leader in bold.
| Benchmark | Claude Haiku 3 | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | No data | 38.4 |
| SciCode | No data | 54.2% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | No data | 35% |
| MMMU-Pro (visual reasoning) | No data | 76.4% |
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR) | No data | 81.3% |
Independent evaluations by Artificial Analysis, run the same way for every model, at the reasoning setting shown. Percentages unless marked as an index.
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Claude Haiku 3 or Mistral Large 4?
Choose Mistral Large 4 for very long inputs, self-hosting and data control and the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
Which is cheaper, Claude Haiku 3 or Mistral Large 4?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
Which has the larger context window, Claude Haiku 3 or Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 reads more per request: 1M tokens against 200k.
What is the difference between Claude Haiku 3 and Mistral Large 4?
Claude Haiku 3 is made by Anthropic and Mistral Large 4 by Mistral AI. Claude Haiku 3 has been retired; Mistral Large 4 is the one you can still call. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Mistral Large 4 reads more per request: 1M tokens against 200k. Mistral Large 4 is the newer model (October 2026, against March 2024). Only Claude Haiku 3 offers batch api. Only Mistral Large 4 offers self-hostable.
Which is newer, Claude Haiku 3 or Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 was released on October 2026 and Claude Haiku 3 on March 2024.