Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-R1 offers 196.6K more tokens in context window than Mistral Small. Mistral Small is $1.94 cheaper per million tokens. DeepSeek-R1 is available on 5 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1 was developed as a reasoning-focused language model, designed to combine chain-of-thought reasoning with reinforcement learning techniques. Built to excel at complex problem-solving through trial-and-error learning and deliberate analytical processes, it demonstrates the power of efficient training methods in open-source model development.
Mistral AI
Mistral Small was created as an efficient model offering, designed to provide capable language understanding with reduced computational requirements. Built to serve cost-sensitive applications while maintaining quality, it enables Mistral's technology in scenarios where resource efficiency is valued.
4 months newer

Mistral Small
Mistral AI
2024-09-17

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-R1

Mistral Small
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval

DeepSeek-R1

Mistral Small

DeepSeek-R1

Mistral Small

Mistral Small
Mistral AI