DeepSeek-R1-0528 vs Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) Comparison
Comparing DeepSeek-R1-0528 and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
DeepSeek-R1-0528 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU-Redux), while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is better at 0 benchmarks.
DeepSeek-R1-0528 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
DeepSeek-R1-0528 has 663.0B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512), making it 8287.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only DeepSeek-R1-0528 specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only DeepSeek-R1-0528 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-R1-0528 does not.
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
DeepSeek-R1-0528
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek-R1-0528 is licensed under MIT, while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek-R1-0528 was released on 2025-05-28, while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is 6 months newer than DeepSeek-R1-0528.
May 28, 2025
9 months ago
Dec 4, 2025
3 months ago
6mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
DeepSeek-R1-0528
View detailsDeepSeek
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
View detailsMistral AI
Detailed Comparison
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