Mistral AI (26 models) vs DeepSeek (11 models) - compared across composite scores, pricing, capabilities, and context windows.
| Capability | Mistral AI | DeepSeek | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
Vision | 11/26 | 0/11 | Mistral AI |
Reasoning | 1/26 | 10/11 | DeepSeek |
Function Calling | 24/26 | 8/11 | Mistral AI |
JSON Mode | 24/26 | 10/11 | Mistral AI |
Web Search | 0/26 | 0/11 | Tie |
Streaming | 26/26 | 11/11 | Mistral AI |
Image Output | 0/26 | 0/11 | Tie |
| Metric | Mistral AI | DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest Input (per 1M tokens) | $0.020 Mistral Nemo | $0.150 R1 Distill Qwen 32B |
| Cheapest Output (per 1M tokens) | $0.040 | $0.290 |
| Most Expensive Input (per 1M tokens) | $2.00 Pixtral Large 2411 | $0.700 R1 |
| Most Expensive Output (per 1M tokens) | $6.00 | $2.50 |
| Free Models | 1 | 0 |
| Max Context Window | 262K | 164K |
| Model | Score | Input $/M | Output $/M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small 4 | 79 | $0.150 | $0.600 |
| Ministral 3 14B 2512 | 74 | $0.200 | $0.200 |
| Ministral 3 8B 2512 | 74 | $0.150 | $0.150 |
| Mistral Large 3 2512 | 74 | $0.500 | $1.50 |
| Ministral 3 3B 2512 | 73 | $0.100 | $0.100 |
| Mistral Medium 3.1 | 70 | $0.400 | $2.00 |
| Devstral 2 2512 | 68 | $0.400 | $2.00 |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | 67 | $0.075 | $0.200 |
| Mistral Small 3.1 24B | 66 | $0.030 | $0.110 |
| Mistral Medium 3 | 65 | $0.400 | $2.00 |
| Codestral 2508 | 65 | $0.300 | $0.900 |
| Devstral Medium | 63 | $0.400 | $2.00 |
| Devstral Small 1.1 | 63 | $0.100 | $0.300 |
| Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) | 62 | Free | Free |
| Mistral Small 3 | 59 | $0.050 | $0.080 |
| Mistral Small Creative | 59 | $0.100 | $0.300 |
| Pixtral Large 2411 | 56 | $2.00 | $6.00 |
| Mistral Large | 54 | $2.00 | $6.00 |
| Mistral Large 2407 | 53 | $2.00 | $6.00 |
| Saba | 53 | $0.200 | $0.600 |
| Model | Score | Input $/M | Output $/M |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 0528 | 78 | $0.450 | $2.15 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | 77 | $0.270 | $0.410 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale | 77 | $0.400 | $1.20 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | 74 | $0.260 | $0.380 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | 74 | $0.210 | $0.790 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | 74 | $0.150 | $0.750 |
| DeepSeek V3 0324 | 73 | $0.200 | $0.770 |
| DeepSeek V3 | 70 | $0.320 | $0.890 |
| R1 | 68 | $0.700 | $2.50 |
| R1 Distill Llama 70B | 61 | $0.700 | $0.800 |
| R1 Distill Qwen 32B | 60 | $0.290 | $0.290 |
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