Which is cheaper for input tokens: Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B or DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 is cheaper on input token cost by $0.03 per 1M tokens.
Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.
| Metric | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | mistralai | deepseek |
| Context Window | 128,000 | 163,840 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.3500 | $0.3200 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.5600 | $0.8900 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $76 | $92 |
| Vision | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Tool Calling | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Structured Output | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| MMLU Score | N/A | N/A |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.3500
Current Output / 1M
$0.5600
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.3200
Current Output / 1M
$0.8900
Adjust your workload to see projected monthly costs.
Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B
$76
per month
Lower costDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3
$92
per month
Live Recommendation
Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 pricing decisions.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 is cheaper on input token cost by $0.03 per 1M tokens.
Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.33 per 1M tokens.
$16 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
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