DeepSeek V3, a 685B-parameter, mixture-of-experts model, is the latest iteration of the flagship chat model family from the DeepSeek team. It succeeds the [DeepSeek V3](/deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3) model and performs really well...
Model details →DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512
Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
The smallest model in the Ministral 3 family, Ministral 3 3B is a powerful, efficient tiny language model with vision capabilities.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 | Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 164K | 131K | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.25 | $0.10 | 🏆 Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.00 | $0.10 | 🏆 Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 better than Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512?
Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 and Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512?
Input: $0.25 vs $0.10 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.00 vs $0.10 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 and Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 support?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 supports up to 164K tokens. Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 and Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 support tool calling?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324: yes. Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512: yes.