Claude 3.5 Haiku vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Input price
$0.80
$1.50
Output price
$4.00
$7.50
Context window
200K
262K
Throughput
127 tok/s
164 tok/s
Availability
99.9%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.004
$0.007
Efficiency score
88
87
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-3.5-HAI
MISTRAL-MEDIUM
Chat assistant
$720.00
$1,350
RAG / long context
$1,320
$2,475
Agent / tool use
$2,016
$3,780
Efficiency score: Claude 3.5 Haiku
Across price, speed and reliability, Claude 3.5 Haiku offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 3.5 Haiku or Mistral Medium 3.5 cheaper?+
Claude 3.5 Haiku has the lower input price — $0.80 vs $1.50 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, Claude 3.5 Haiku or Mistral Medium 3.5?+
Across price, speed and reliability, Claude 3.5 Haiku offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.