DeepSeek: R1 and Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 are evenly matched; the right pick depends on your priorities.
| Metric | DeepSeek: R1 | Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 18.8 | 18.8 |
| Coding Index | 15.9✓ | 13.6 |
| GPQA Diamond | 71%✓ | 58% |
| Design Arena Elo | — | 1163✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 72✓ | 38 |
| Latency | 1.4s | 297ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.700 | $0.400✓ |
| Output price /M | $2.50 | $2.00✓ |
| Context window | 164K✓ | 131K |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ToolsJSONVision |