Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Mistral Medium 3

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Mistral Medium 3. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
MistralMistral Medium 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.00
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Mistral Medium 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.89.0−78.5% Mistral Medium 3 is 78.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)36.91s13.12s−64.5% Mistral Medium 3 is 64.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.40 / $2.00
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