DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Mistral Small 3.1
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) by DeepSeek or Mistral Small 3.1 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
Mistral Small 3.1 vs DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24): 16.5% less intelligence, 9.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 0.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) | Mistral Small 3.1 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 8.5 | 7.1 | −16.5% Mistral Small 3.1 is 16.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $25.37 | $27.82 | +9.7% Mistral Small 3.1 is 9.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.89s | 11.99s | +0.8% Mistral Small 3.1 is 0.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.32 / $0.89 | $0.08 / $0.14 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- Mistral Small 3.1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
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