DeepSeek R1 vs Mistral Large
How DeepSeek R1 (DeepSeek) and Mistral Large (Mistral) compare on price and capabilities — and how to use either on anyAInow without a subscription.
DeepSeek R1
Reasoning
Mistral Large
Flagship
Provider
DeepSeek
Mistral
Best for
Reasoning
Flagship
Reads images
No
No
GPQA Diamond
81%
43.9%
SWE-Bench Verified
44.6%
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MMLU-Pro
85%
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Price
from $10 / 1M
from $20 / 1M
Subscription
None
None
Benchmark source: llm-stats.com, as of 28 Jun 2026. Higher is better; figures are publisher-reported where not independently verified.
DeepSeek R1 or Mistral Large?
DeepSeek R1 is a reasoning-tier model, while Mistral Large is flagship-tier. DeepSeek R1 is the more cost-efficient of the two. On the GPQA Diamond reasoning benchmark, DeepSeek R1 leads 81% to 43.9%. On anyAInow you can use either — or run both side by side to see which answers your prompts better — pay-as-you-go with no subscription.