Claude Opus 4.8 vs Mistral: Mistral Large 4
anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · mistralai/mistral-large-4-0
As of November 5, 2026, Mistral: Mistral Large 4 is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.1326 per million input tokens and $0.3980 per million output, versus $0.2400 / $1.20 for Claude Opus 4.8, about 65% 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: Mistral Large 4 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 524,288 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Mistral: Mistral Large 4, side by side
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Mistral: Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.2400 | $0.1326 |
| Price · output / 1M | $1.20 | $0.3980 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 524,288 |
| Max output tokens | 128,000 | 262,144 |
| Input modalities | text, image | text, image |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| % off list | 95.2% off | 81.1% off |
Best prices on UberLLM right now. No UberLLM fee on requests; adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50. Updated November 5, 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: Mistral Large 4 — FAQ
Is Claude Opus 4.8 or Mistral: Mistral Large 4 cheaper?
Mistral: Mistral Large 4 is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 65%. 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: Mistral Large 4?
Claude Opus 4.8: $0.2400 in / $1.20 out per 1M tokens. Mistral: Mistral Large 4: $0.1326 in / $0.3980 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 65% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Opus 4.8 and Mistral: Mistral Large 4 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.