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Claude 3 Haiku vs Mistral Small 3
Mistral Small 3 leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks. Mistral Small 3 is 8.7× cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 basis. Claude 3 Haiku accepts the larger context window (200K).
Head to head
Blended price uses a 3:1 input:output mix
| Claude 3 Haiku | Mistral Small 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral AI |
| Input $/1M | $0.250 | $0.050 |
| Output $/1M | $1.25 | $0.080 |
| Blended $/1M | $0.500 | $0.058 |
| Context window | 200K | 33K |
| Max output | 4K | 16K |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Jan 2025 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Open weights |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.3% | 45.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 1.8% | 5.3% |
Benchmark scores independently run and published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0. Only benchmarks with a score for BOTH models are compared.
Choose Claude 3 Haiku if…
- Larger context window (200K)
Choose Mistral Small 3 if…
- Costs less per token — $0.058 vs $0.500 blended
- Higher GPQA Diamond (45.3% vs 36.3%)
- Higher OTIS Mock AIME (5.3% vs 1.8%)
- Open weights — self-hostable
- Newer model (released Jan 2025)
FAQ
Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Mistral Small 3?
Across the 2 benchmarks both models have independently-run scores for, Claude 3 Haiku leads on 0 and Mistral Small 3 leads on 2. Benchmarks are one input — price and context window are on this page too.
Is Claude 3 Haiku cheaper than Mistral Small 3?
Mistral Small 3 is cheaper: $0.058 versus $0.500 per million tokens blended at 3:1 input:output. Input alone: $0.250 vs $0.050. Output alone: $1.25 vs $0.080.
What context windows do Claude 3 Haiku and Mistral Small 3 have?
Claude 3 Haiku: 200,000 tokens. Mistral Small 3: 32,768 tokens.
Who makes Claude 3 Haiku and Mistral Small 3?
Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic. Mistral Small 3 is made by Mistral AI.