Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Mistral Small 4
How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for Claude Haiku 4.5 and Mistral Small 4.
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 is Anthropic’s fastest and most efficient model, delivering near-frontier intelligence at a fraction of the cost and latency of larger Claude models. Matching Claude Sonnet 4’s performance...
Mistral Small 4
Mistral Small 4 is the next major release in the Mistral Small family, unifying the capabilities of several flagship Mistral models into a single system. It combines strong reasoning from...
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Mistral |
| Context Window | 200,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Agent Suitability | 87/100 | N/A |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) | 180 ms | N/A |
| Deployment Model | managed api | self hostable |
| Production Stability | stable | stable |
| API Available | Yes | Yes |
| Released Date | 2025-10-15 | 2026-03-16 |
API Pricing Comparison
Input Price per Million Tokens
Claude Haiku 4.5
$1.00
Mistral Small 4
$0.15
Output Price per Million Tokens
Claude Haiku 4.5
$5.00
Mistral Small 4
$0.60
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Benchmark Performance Metrics
Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.
Claude Haiku 4.5 Quirks & Gotchas
- ▸Fastest TTFT in the Claude lineup — ideal for real-time chat
- ▸Tool calling limited compared to Sonnet — best for simple classification and routing
Mistral Small 4 Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.