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DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B vs Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B and Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B and Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 are closely matched across pricing, context, and capabilities. Your choice depends on workflow-specific factors like provider ecosystem preference and existing integrations.

Best for with DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Long-form content generation

Best for with Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1

Budget-conscious workflows

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Technical specifications

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1
Provider DeepSeek Mistral
Input price $0.70/M $0.10/M
Output price $0.80/M $0.30/M
Context window 131K 131K
Max output 16K N/A
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Released Jan 23, 2025 Jul 10, 2025

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

$0.80/M tokens

Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1

$0.30/M tokens

Context Window

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

131K tokens

Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1

131K tokens

Capabilities

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

1/4

Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1

1/4

Max Output

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B leads

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

16K tokens

Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1

N/A

Recency

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B

Jan 2025

Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1

Jul 2025

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