Mistral: Mistral Small 4 wins on more metrics (6 of 8), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: R1 | Mistral: Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 18.8✓ | 18.6 |
| Coding Index | 15.9 | 16.4✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 71%✓ | 57% |
| Design Arena Elo | — | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 72 | 154✓ |
| Latency | 1.4s | 376ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.700 | $0.150✓ |
| Output price /M | $2.50 | $0.600✓ |
| Context window | 164K | 262K✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |