| Signal | Claude Opus 4 | Delta | Devstral 2 2512 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 83 | +33 | |
Benchmarks | 82 | +39 | |
Pricing | 25 | -73 | |
Context window size | 84 | -2 | |
Recency | 69 | -31 | |
Output Capacity | 75 | +55 | |
| Overall Result | 3 wins | of 6 | 3 wins |
Score History
82.1
current score
Claude Opus 4
right now
45.5
current score
Anthropic
Mistral AI
Devstral 2 2512 saves you $5110.00/month
That's $61320.00/year compared to Claude Opus 4 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4 | Devstral 2 2512 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 82 | 46 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Rank | #31 | #177 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Quality Rank | #31 | #177 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Adoption Rank | #31 | #177 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 262K | Devstral 2 2512 |
| Pricing | $15.00/$75.00/M | $0.40/$2.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 83 | 50 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Benchmarks | 82 | 43 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Pricing | 25 | 98 | Devstral 2 2512 |
| Context window size | 84 | 86 | Devstral 2 2512 |
| Recency | 69 | 100 | Devstral 2 2512 |
| Output Capacity | 75 | 20 | Claude Opus 4 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 82/100 (rank #31), placing it in the top 90% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 46/100 (rank #177), placing it in the top 39% of all 290 models tracked.
Claude Opus 4 has a 37-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Devstral 2 2512 offers 97% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $36.00/month with Devstral 2 2512 vs $1350.00/month with Claude Opus 4 - a $1314.00 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Devstral 2 2512 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (262K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($2.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (82/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Claude Opus 4 clearly outperforms Devstral 2 2512 with a significant 36.599999999999994-point lead. For most general use cases, Claude Opus 4 is the stronger choice. However, Devstral 2 2512 may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
Claude Opus 4
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Devstral 2 2512
97% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Claude Opus 4
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Claude Opus 4
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Claude Opus 4
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Anthropic
| Capability | Claude Opus 4 | Devstral 2 2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Anthropic
Mistral AI
Devstral 2 2512 saves you $113.88/month
That's 97% cheaper than Claude Opus 4 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Claude Opus 4 | Devstral 2 2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 262K |
| Max Output Tokens | 32,000 | -- |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | May 22, 2025 | Dec 9, 2025 |