Claude Haiku 4.5 vs Codestral 2

Codestral 2 is cheaper on input ($0.50 vs $0.80 per 1M tokens), Codestral 2 has the larger context window (256K).

SpecClaude Haiku 4.5Codestral 2
ProviderAnthropicMistral
ModalityText + VisionText
Context window200K256Kbest
Input / 1M$0.80$0.50best
Output / 1M$4.00$1.50best
ReleasedOct 2025Nov 2025
Best forChat / Assistant, High-volume / cheapCode generation, High-volume / cheap

FAQ

Is Claude Haiku 4.5 cheaper than Codestral 2?
Codestral 2 is cheaper, at $0.50 per 1M input tokens versus $0.80.
Which has the larger context window, Claude Haiku 4.5 or Codestral 2?
Codestral 2 has the larger context window at 256K tokens.

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