Claude Opus 4.8 vs Mistral Large
anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · mistralai/mistral-large
As of November 2, 2026, Mistral Large is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0928 per million input tokens and $0.2784 per million output, versus $0.2894 / $1.45 for Claude Opus 4.8, about 80% less when output is 3 tokens for every input token. These are the best prices on the market right now. Both work with one OpenAI-compatible key and UberLLM adds no fee. Choose Mistral Large to cut cost; choose Claude Opus 4.8 when context size wins. Claude Opus 4.8 carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 262,144 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Mistral Large, side by side
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Mistral Large |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.2894 | $0.0928 |
| Price · output / 1M | $1.45 | $0.2784 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 262,144 |
| Max output tokens | 64,000 | 32,768 |
| Input modalities | text | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | — |
| % off list | 94.2% off | 95.4% off |
Best prices on UberLLM right now. No UberLLM fee on requests; adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50. Updated November 2, 2026. A price more than 70% below list is what buyers were billed, not an error. Why so cheap?
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Mistral Large — FAQ
Is Claude Opus 4.8 or Mistral Large cheaper?
Mistral Large is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 80%. A request costs what its provider charged, UberLLM adds no fee, and every request is listed with its cost in Activity.
What's the price difference between Claude Opus 4.8 and Mistral Large?
Claude Opus 4.8: $0.2894 in / $1.45 out per 1M tokens. Mistral Large: $0.0928 in / $0.2784 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 80% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Opus 4.8 and Mistral Large with one API?
Yes. Both are served through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — set the base URL to https://api.uberllm.dev/v1 and your UberLLM key, then switch between them by changing the model id. Anthropic SDKs work via https://api.uberllm.dev/v1/messages.