Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3: Frontier Logic vs Sovereign Enterprise AI
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Mistral Large 3: which should I use?
DeepSeek V4 Pro provides deep mathematical reasoning and 1M context ($0.55/$2.19 per million tokens), while Mistral Large 3 offers compliant European hosting and multilingual reasoning ($0.50/$1.50 per million tokens, 128K context). Verified 2026-09-07.
Verified 2026-09-07
Where can you find price, speed, and task evidence for DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3?
Which tasks fit DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3?
Best-fit task signals from the published model strengths; this is not a substitute for a controlled benchmark.
| Fact | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Rigorous math, proofs, and hard algorithmic problems on a budget. | Strong multimodal reasoning and coding at a lower cost than the big-lab flagships. |
| Reasoning mode | Available | Unavailable |
What does a Coding Agent workload cost with DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3?
Modeled for Coding Agent: 20,000 input + 2,000 output tokens per task, 1 turn. This is a workload model, not a provider quote.
| Fact | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Coding Agent / task | $0.03 (modeled) | $0.01 (modeled) (winner) |
| Input / output rate | $1.32 / $3.96 per M | $0.50 / $1.50 per M |
How fast are DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3?
Only non-estimated benchmark results are shown as measured.
| Fact | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Measured throughput | 68 tokens/s (winner) | 61 tokens/s |
| Time to first token | 480 ms | 400 ms |
How compatible are DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3 with APIs?
Provider-level wire-format and SDK facts; model-specific parameter differences may still apply.
| Fact | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI SDK | Usable | Usable |
| Request shape | OpenAI-compatible chat/completions; set model to a deepseek-* id and point base_url at api.deepseek.com. | OpenAI-compatible chat/completions endpoint at api.mistral.ai/v1. |
| Streaming | SSE (OpenAI delta) | SSE (OpenAI delta) |
What are the privacy and retention policies for DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3?
Provider policy and residency facts from the verified provider registry. A missing retention policy is not treated as a guarantee.
| Fact | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider says API data trains models | Unavailable | No |
| Published retention period | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Data residency | Unavailable | EU-hosted by default |
How much effort does it take to migrate between DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3?
Direction is from each displayed model to the other. Effort is derived from provider compatibility and published parameter maps.
| Fact | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mistral Large 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Move DeepSeek V4 Pro → Mistral Large 3 | config; 0 breaking parameter differences | Target: Mistral Large 3 |
| Move Mistral Large 3 → DeepSeek V4 Pro | Source: Mistral Large 3 | config; 3 breaking parameter differences |
| Why | Keep the `openai` SDK; change `baseURL` and the API key. | Keep the `openai` SDK; change `baseURL` and the API key. |
Batch 56 · exact-pair decision contributions. Surface verification: 2026-09-02. Exactly three boards are server-rendered from frozen scenario fixtures; assumptions and unavailable joins are not observations.
Exact pair boundary: DeepSeek / Mistral; weight/revision/tokenizer/license hashes, quantization, runtime, hardware, and fleet state must join. Requested models are deepseek-v4-pro and mistral-large. Provider, rate, pricing, and task pages remain fact owners.
Open-weight artifact and runtime compatibility register
Frozen Batch 56 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: verified = weight/revision/tokenizer/license hashes + runtime/hardware loader prerequisites; unresolved mirror => blocked Boundary: Owns exact artifact-to-runtime identity for this pair; self-hosting and open-model rankings remain outside.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Pair, identity, host, surface, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r1official full-precision artifact | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=official full-precision artifact; model/revision/weight/tokenizer/license hashes; runtime/hardware versions; loader/kernel prerequisites; verified/conditional/blocked state; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — official full-precision artifact is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r2official quantization | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=official quantization; model/revision/weight/tokenizer/license hashes; runtime/hardware versions; loader/kernel prerequisites; verified/conditional/blocked state; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — official quantization is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r3community quantization | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=community quantization; model/revision/weight/tokenizer/license hashes; runtime/hardware versions; loader/kernel prerequisites; verified/conditional/blocked state; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — community quantization is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r4vLLM runtime | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=vLLM runtime; model/revision/weight/tokenizer/license hashes; runtime/hardware versions; loader/kernel prerequisites; verified/conditional/blocked state; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — vLLM runtime is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r5TensorRT runtime | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=TensorRT runtime; model/revision/weight/tokenizer/license hashes; runtime/hardware versions; loader/kernel prerequisites; verified/conditional/blocked state; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — TensorRT runtime is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r6unresolved mirror | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=unresolved mirror; model/revision/weight/tokenizer/license hashes; runtime/hardware versions; loader/kernel prerequisites; verified/conditional/blocked state; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unresolved mirror has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: DeepSeek API documentation; verification date 2026-09-02. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Quantization-preservation frontier receipt
Frozen Batch 56 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: frontier = matched validator result plus throughput/resource observation by quantization; missing full-precision baseline => Untested Boundary: Owns quantization-stratified preservation for DeepSeek V4 Pro versus Mistral Large only.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Pair, identity, host, surface, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r1structured extraction | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=structured extraction; dataset/prompt/config/output hashes; exact artifact/runtime/hardware; quantization and memory; validator/reviewer denominator; quality/throughput/resource observation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — structured extraction is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r2multilingual terminology | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=multilingual terminology; dataset/prompt/config/output hashes; exact artifact/runtime/hardware; quantization and memory; validator/reviewer denominator; quality/throughput/resource observation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — multilingual terminology is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r3long-context recall | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=long-context recall; dataset/prompt/config/output hashes; exact artifact/runtime/hardware; quantization and memory; validator/reviewer denominator; quality/throughput/resource observation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — long-context recall is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r4code patch | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=code patch; dataset/prompt/config/output hashes; exact artifact/runtime/hardware; quantization and memory; validator/reviewer denominator; quality/throughput/resource observation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — code patch is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r5tool-call schema | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=tool-call schema; dataset/prompt/config/output hashes; exact artifact/runtime/hardware; quantization and memory; validator/reviewer denominator; quality/throughput/resource observation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — tool-call schema is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r6missing full-precision baseline | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=missing full-precision baseline; dataset/prompt/config/output hashes; exact artifact/runtime/hardware; quantization and memory; validator/reviewer denominator; quality/throughput/resource observation; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — missing full-precision baseline has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral model documentation; verification date 2026-09-02. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Heterogeneous-fleet placement and rollback board
Frozen Batch 56 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: promote = placement proof + warmup + portable state + replay safety; critical workload failure => retain verified artifact and rollback Boundary: Owns staged fleet placement and rollback for these open-weight artifacts, not a generic deployment recommendation.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Pair, identity, host, surface, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r1single GPU | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=single GPU; artifact/runtime eligibility; placement/warmup evidence; portable state hashes; drain/replay safety; promote/hold/rollback outcome; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — single GPU is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r2multi-GPU node | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=multi-GPU node; artifact/runtime eligibility; placement/warmup evidence; portable state hashes; drain/replay safety; promote/hold/rollback outcome; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — multi-GPU node is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r3mixed accelerator fleet | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=mixed accelerator fleet; artifact/runtime eligibility; placement/warmup evidence; portable state hashes; drain/replay safety; promote/hold/rollback outcome; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — mixed accelerator fleet is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r4capacity burst | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=capacity burst; artifact/runtime eligibility; placement/warmup evidence; portable state hashes; drain/replay safety; promote/hold/rollback outcome; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — capacity burst is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r5failed load | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=failed load; artifact/runtime eligibility; placement/warmup evidence; portable state hashes; drain/replay safety; promote/hold/rollback outcome; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — failed load is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch56-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r6tokenizer-state mismatch | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com or declared runtime; hostB=api.mistral.ai or declared runtime; surfaceA=DeepSeek API or verified runtime; surfaceB=Mistral API or verified runtime; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=tokenizer-state mismatch; artifact/runtime eligibility; placement/warmup evidence; portable state hashes; drain/replay safety; promote/hold/rollback outcome; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-02; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — tokenizer-state mismatch has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral API rate limits; verification date 2026-09-02. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Method and limitations: formulas are deterministic; observed and assumed inputs are labeled; no missing provider, host, account, region, realm, alias, snapshot, revision, weight, artifact, control, tool, modality, workload, rate-period, timestamp, or result is transferred. Run the deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large Batch 56 scenario →
Batch 66 · exact-pair decision contributions · verified 2026-09-07
Exact pair boundary: DeepSeek / Mistral; model endpoint, frontier mathematical reasoning vs European sovereign enterprise flagship, and pricing must join. Requested models are deepseek-v4-pro and mistral-large. Provider, rate, pricing, and task pages remain fact owners.
Token pricing and enterprise budget expenditure matrix
Frozen Batch 66 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: monthly_spend = calls * ((in_tokens * rate_in + out_tokens * rate_out) / 1M) Boundary: Owns base token tariff comparisons and workload budgeting.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Pair, identity, host, surface, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r110K enterprise customer queries | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=10K enterprise customer queries; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; DeepSeek spend; Mistral Large spend; budget delta; cost winner; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 10K enterprise customer queries is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r250K document extraction requests | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=50K document extraction requests; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; DeepSeek spend; Mistral Large spend; budget delta; cost winner; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 50K document extraction requests is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r3100K multilingual translation calls | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=100K multilingual translation calls; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; DeepSeek spend; Mistral Large spend; budget delta; cost winner; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 100K multilingual translation calls is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r4prompt caching active (DeepSeek off-peak discounts) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=prompt caching active (DeepSeek off-peak discounts); workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; DeepSeek spend; Mistral Large spend; budget delta; cost winner; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — prompt caching active (DeepSeek off-peak discounts) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r5batch processing active (50% both) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=batch processing active (50% both); workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; DeepSeek spend; Mistral Large spend; budget delta; cost winner; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — batch processing active (50% both) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m1-r6unresolved pricing currency | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=unresolved pricing currency; workload; prompt tokens; completion tokens; DeepSeek spend; Mistral Large spend; budget delta; cost winner; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unresolved pricing currency has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral AI model pricing; verification date 2026-09-07. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Context window scaling (1M vs 128K) capability gate
Frozen Batch 66 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: eligible = (context <= 128K ? Both : (context <= 1M ? DeepSeek : Excluded)) Boundary: Owns context scaling and capability gating for large documents.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Pair, identity, host, surface, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r1short customer ticket (2K tokens) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=short customer ticket (2K tokens); context size; DeepSeek eligible; Mistral Large eligible; DeepSeek cost; Mistral cost; workload gate verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — short customer ticket (2K tokens) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r2medium legal brief (50K tokens) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=medium legal brief (50K tokens); context size; DeepSeek eligible; Mistral Large eligible; DeepSeek cost; Mistral cost; workload gate verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — medium legal brief (50K tokens) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r3large technical dossier (128K boundary) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=large technical dossier (128K boundary); context size; DeepSeek eligible; Mistral Large eligible; DeepSeek cost; Mistral cost; workload gate verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — large technical dossier (128K boundary) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r4enterprise document repository (300K tokens) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=enterprise document repository (300K tokens); context size; DeepSeek eligible; Mistral Large eligible; DeepSeek cost; Mistral cost; workload gate verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — enterprise document repository (300K tokens) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r51M full context saturation test | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=1M full context saturation test; context size; DeepSeek eligible; Mistral Large eligible; DeepSeek cost; Mistral cost; workload gate verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — 1M full context saturation test is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m2-r6unsupported document format | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=unsupported document format; context size; DeepSeek eligible; Mistral Large eligible; DeepSeek cost; Mistral cost; workload gate verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unsupported document format has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: DeepSeek API documentation; verification date 2026-09-07. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Data sovereignty and GDPR regulatory compliance audit
Frozen Batch 66 scenario board. Formula / deterministic rule: compliance = (eu_sovereignty_required ? Mistral : DeepSeek); jurisdictional constraint determines deployment Boundary: Owns data governance and regulatory compliance evaluation.
| Frozen scenario / field ID | Pair, identity, host, surface, and evidence fields | Result | State |
|---|---|---|---|
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r1public web query extraction (Both eligible) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=public web query extraction (Both eligible); workload type; EU sovereignty required; DeepSeek compliant; Mistral Large compliant; regulatory recommendation; compliance verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — public web query extraction (Both eligible) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r2internal business intelligence report (Both eligible) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=internal business intelligence report (Both eligible); workload type; EU sovereignty required; DeepSeek compliant; Mistral Large compliant; regulatory recommendation; compliance verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — internal business intelligence report (Both eligible) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r3strictly regulated EU financial records (Mistral required) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=strictly regulated EU financial records (Mistral required); workload type; EU sovereignty required; DeepSeek compliant; Mistral Large compliant; regulatory recommendation; compliance verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — strictly regulated EU financial records (Mistral required) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r4EU healthcare patient identifiable records (Mistral required) | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=EU healthcare patient identifiable records (Mistral required); workload type; EU sovereignty required; DeepSeek compliant; Mistral Large compliant; regulatory recommendation; compliance verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — EU healthcare patient identifiable records (Mistral required) is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r5cross-border data export restriction trigger | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=cross-border data export restriction trigger; workload type; EU sovereignty required; DeepSeek compliant; Mistral Large compliant; regulatory recommendation; compliance verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — cross-border data export restriction trigger is a frozen fixture pending exact identity, configuration, and denominator joins. | UNTESTED — assumption cannot establish a verdict |
batch66-deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large-m3-r6unresolved data residency jurisdiction | pair=deepseek-v4-pro vs mistral-large; provider=DeepSeek / Mistral; hostA=api.deepseek.com; hostB=api.mistral.ai; surfaceA=DeepSeek API; surfaceB=Mistral API; requested/effective IDs=deepseek-v4-pro,mistral-large; scenario=unresolved data residency jurisdiction; workload type; EU sovereignty required; DeepSeek compliant; Mistral Large compliant; regulatory recommendation; compliance verdict; prompt/config/input/output/result/cache/checkpoint/artifact hashes=required; evidence=2026-09-07; measurement versus assumption=explicit | Unavailable — unresolved data residency jurisdiction has no matched, dated bilateral observation. | FAIL CLOSED — manual, probe, or source evidence required |
First-party provenance: Mistral AI documentation; verification date 2026-09-07. Missing or conflicting joins fail closed.
Method and limitations: formulas are deterministic; observed and assumed inputs are labeled; no missing provider, host, account, region, realm, alias, snapshot, revision, weight, artifact, control, tool, modality, workload, rate-period, timestamp, or result is transferred. Run the deepseek-v4-pro-vs-mistral-large Batch 66 scenario →
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3 compare on specs?
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mistral Large 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (input) | $1.32/M | $0.50/M ✓ |
| Price (output) | $3.96/M | $1.50/M ✓ |
| Blended price | $1.98/M | $0.75/M ✓ |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens ✓ | 256,000 tokens |
| Max output | 384,000 tokens ✓ | 32,768 tokens |
| Modalities | text | text, vision |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | No |
| Released | 2026-05 | 2025-12 |
| Speed | 68 t/s ✓ | 61 t/s |
How much do DeepSeek V4 Pro and Mistral Large 3 cost at scale?
| Tokens / month | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mistral Large 3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000,000 | $1.98 | $0.75 | $1.23 (2.6×) |
| 10,000,000 | $19.80 | $7.50 | $12.30 (2.6×) |
| 100,000,000 | $198.00 | $75.00 | $123.00 (2.6×) |
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro if…
- ✓Thinking mode with visible chain-of-thought
- ✓Frontier-level math and competition coding
- ✓Still far cheaper than closed frontier models
- ✓Rigorous math, proofs, and hard algorithmic problems on a budget.
Choose Mistral Large 3 if…
- ✓Mistral’s open-weight multimodal flagship
- ✓Low price relative to other frontier models
- ✓EU-hosted option available
- ✓Strong multimodal reasoning and coding at a lower cost than the big-lab flagships.
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Is DeepSeek V4 Pro cheaper than Mistral Large 3?
Mistral Large 3 is cheaper, at $0.75 per million blended tokens vs $1.98 for DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Mistral Large 3?
DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger context window: 1,000,000 tokens vs 256,000.
Can DeepSeek V4 Pro replace Mistral Large 3 for coding?
Both are viable for coding. Thinking mode with visible chain-of-thought (DeepSeek V4 Pro) vs Mistral’s open-weight multimodal flagship (Mistral Large 3) — pick based on which strength matters more for your workload.
Which is faster, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Mistral Large 3?
DeepSeek V4 Pro is faster: 68 t/s vs 61 t/s, measured on our speed benchmarks.
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