Claude Opus 5 vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
anthropic/claude-opus-5 · mistralai/mistral-small-3.2-24b-instruct
As of November 1, 2026, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0223 per million input tokens and $0.0596 per million output, versus $0.1050 / $0.5250 for Claude Opus 5, about 88% 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 Small 3.2 24B Instruct to cut cost; choose Claude Opus 5 when context size wins. Claude Opus 5 carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 256,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Opus 5 vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct, side by side
| Spec | Claude Opus 5 | Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.1050 | $0.0223 |
| Price · output / 1M | $0.5250 | $0.0596 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 256,000 |
| Max output tokens | 128,000 | 16,384 |
| Input modalities | text, image | text, image |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | — |
| % off list | 97.9% off | 70.2% off |
| First token, median (7 days) | 4.8 s (404 requests) | — |
Best prices on UberLLM right now. No UberLLM fee on requests; adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50. Updated November 1, 2026. A price more than 70% below list is what buyers were billed, not an error. Why so cheap?
Claude Opus 5 vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct — FAQ
Is Claude Opus 5 or Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct cheaper?
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 88%. 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 5 and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct?
Claude Opus 5: $0.1050 in / $0.5250 out per 1M tokens. Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct: $0.0223 in / $0.0596 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 88% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Opus 5 and Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 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.