Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models have similar pricing. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B was created as a larger distilled variant, designed to transfer more of DeepSeek-R1's reasoning capabilities into a Qwen-based foundation. Built to serve applications requiring enhanced analytical depth, it represents a powerful option in the distilled reasoning model family.
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B was developed as a compact yet capable model from Mistral AI, designed to provide strong instruction-following with just 8 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring efficient deployment while maintaining reliable performance, it represents Mistral's smallest production-ready offering.
3 months newer

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
2024-10-16

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Ministral 8B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepInfra

Ministral 8B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Ministral 8B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B

Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI