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  3. Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 vs Mistral Large 3

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 vs Mistral Large 3 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Mistral Large 3 is more budget-friendly at $6/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Mistral Large 3 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (anthropic/claude-opus-4.7). Preview until a second source matches.

$25/1M out
Mistral
Mistral Large 3

Mistral European flagship with strong function calling.

Elo 1,456$6/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

Mistral Large 3

$6 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageMistral Large 3 5/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (1)vsMistral Large 3 (8)
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7: 1W (11%)Overall: Mistral Large 3Mistral Large 3: 8W (89%)
← Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7Mistral Large 3 →
Mistral Large 3 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo
—vs1,456
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
—vs55.4%
LiveBench
—vs61.8%
GPQA Diamond
—vs74.1%
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7: 0WMistral Large 3: 4W
Mistral Large 3 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
—vs112 tok/s
Time to first token
—vs190 ms
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7: 0WMistral Large 3: 2W
Mistral Large 3 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$25/1Mvs$6/1M
Input price
$5/1Mvs$2/1M
Context window
1Mvs128k
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7: 1WMistral Large 3: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7—
Mistral Large 31,456
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
LiveBench
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7—
Mistral Large 361.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-bench
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7—
Mistral Large 355.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA Diamond
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7—
Mistral Large 374.1%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7—
Mistral Large 3190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7—
Mistral Large 3112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input priceMistral Large 3 (+$3/1M)
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7$5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output priceMistral Large 3 (+$19/1M)
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7$25/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context windowAnthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (+872k)
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.71M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkAnthropic: Claude Opus 4.7Mistral Large 3Advantage Delta
Preference Elo—
1,456
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
—
LiveBench—
61.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
SWE-bench—
55.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
GPQA Diamond—
74.1%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Time to first token—
190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Output speed—
112 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Input price
$5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3 (+$3/1M)
Output price
$25/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Mistral Large 3 (+$19/1M)
Context window
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
128k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (+872k)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 71% with Mistral Large 3
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7$550.00 / mo
In: $175Out: $375
Mistral Large 3$160.00 / mo
In: $70Out: $90
Estimated Cost Delta

Mistral Large 3 is estimated to save $390.00/month ($4,680/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Mistral Large 3:Pick Mistral Large 3 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 2
    Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7:Pick Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatMistral Large 3

Lower output list price ($6/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGAnthropic: Claude Opus 4.7

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionMistral Large 3

Mistral Large 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatMistral Large 3Lower output list price ($6/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGAnthropic: Claude Opus 4.7Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionMistral Large 3Mistral Large 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchJan 18, 2026

Mistral Large 3: the European flagship with function calling

Jan 2026. Not the Elo crown. Useful when residency and tools matter more than Arena.

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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7

Elo n/a
LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$25/1M
Mistral

Mistral Large 3

Elo 1,456
LiveBench61.8%
SWE-bench55.4%
Speed112 tok/s
Output cost$6/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 or Mistral Large 3?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 or Mistral Large 3?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Mistral Large 3 output tokens are $6/1M versus $25/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 or Mistral Large 3?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 accepts 1M tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 and Mistral Large 3 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Jan 18, 2026

    Mistral Large 3: the European flagship with function calling

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