DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731](https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731) from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabi…
Model details →DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch)
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Mistral Medium 3.1 is an updated version of Mistral Medium 3, which is a high-performance enterprise-grade language model designed to deliver frontier-level capabilities at significantly reduced operational cost. It balances...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1.0M | 131K | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.44 | $0.40 | 🏆 Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.32 | $2.00 | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | — | 🏆 DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp better than Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch)?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch)?
Input: $0.44 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.32 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch) support?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp supports up to 1.0M tokens. Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch) supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch) support tool calling?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: yes. Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 (batch): yes.