Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 wins on more metrics (7 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 | Mistral: Mistral Large 3 2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 22.3 | 22.8✓ |
| Coding Index | 22.0 | 22.7✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 66% | 68%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | — | 1206✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 24 | 30✓ |
| Latency | 876ms | 787ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.200✓ | $0.500 |
| Output price /M | $0.770✓ | $1.50 |
| Context window | 164K | 262K✓ |
| Capabilities | ToolsJSON | ToolsJSONVision |