DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) by DeepSeek or Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning)
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning): 42.5% less intelligence, 429.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 556.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.7 | 14.2 | −42.5% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 42.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $238.91 | $1,263.80 | +429.0% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 5.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 2.72s | 17.85s | +556.3% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 556.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Mistral Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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