Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Mistral Large 2: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Mistral Large 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | Mistral AI |
| Release Date | February 17, 2026 | July 24, 2024 |
| Parameters | — | 123B |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Context (input) | 200K | 128K |
| Context (output) | 64K | 128K |
| Input Price / 1M | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| Output Price / 1M | $15.00 | $6.00 |
| Average Score | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Verdict
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Claude Sonnet 4.6 — 0.7, Mistral Large 2 — 0.9.
API Cost
Mistral Large 2 is 2.3x cheaper: input $2.00/1M vs $3.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports a larger context: 200K vs 128K tokens.
Recency
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is newer: released 2/17/2026 vs 7/24/2024.
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