Claude Opus 4.8 is Anthropic's most capable generally available model in the Opus family. It supports text, image, and file inputs with text output, with reasoning support and a 1M-token...
Model details →Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) vs Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) and Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
Pixtral Large is a 124B parameter, open-weight, multimodal model built on top of [Mistral Large 2](/mistralai/mistral-large-2411). The model is able to understand documents, charts and natural images. The model is available under the Mistr…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) | Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1M | 131K | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.50 | $2.00 | 🏆 Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $12.50 | $6.00 | 🏆 Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | — | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) better than Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411?
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) and Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 are evenly matched on 6 axes — pick the one whose provider, latency, or licensing fits your stack.
What's the price difference between Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) and Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411?
Input: $2.50 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $12.50 vs $6.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) and Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 support?
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) supports up to 1M tokens. Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) and Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411 support tool calling?
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch): yes. Mistral: Pixtral Large 2411: yes.