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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) vs Mistral: Mistral Small 3

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) and Mistral: Mistral Small 3. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) and Mistral: Mistral Small 3 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: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

Long document processingMulti-modal tasks

Best for with Mistral: Mistral Small 3

Budget-conscious workflowsLong-form content generation

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Technical specifications

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) Mistral: Mistral Small 3
Provider DeepSeek Mistral
Input price $0.21/M $0.05/M
Output price $0.79/M $0.08/M
Context window 164K 33K
Max output N/A 16K
Capabilities
Tool useReasoning
Released Sep 22, 2025 Jan 30, 2025

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

Mistral: Mistral Small 3 leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

$0.79/M tokens

Mistral: Mistral Small 3

$0.08/M tokens

Context Window

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

164K tokens

Mistral: Mistral Small 3

33K tokens

Capabilities

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

2/4

Mistral: Mistral Small 3

0/4

Max Output

Mistral: Mistral Small 3 leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

N/A

Mistral: Mistral Small 3

16K tokens

Recency

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

Sep 2025

Mistral: Mistral Small 3

Jan 2025

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