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DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Comparing DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

DeepSeek · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp
DeepSeek
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.22 / M
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Output price
$0.66 / M
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Context window
1,048,576
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Released
Aug 2026
Dec 2025
License
Unknown
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp specifies output context (393,216 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output393,216 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp was released on 2026-08-21, while Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) was released on 2025-12-04.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is 9 months newer than Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4).

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp

Aug 21, 2026

3 days ago

8mo newer
Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)

Dec 4, 2025

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp vs Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4).

Which is better, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp or Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp (DeepSeek) and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp compare to Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) in benchmarks?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 83.9%, DSBench-Hard: 63.6%, DeepSWE: 59.3%, NL2Repo: 57.7%, ZEROBench: 35.0%. Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) scores MMMLU: 85.5%, AMC_2022_23: 52.0%, GPQA: 43.9%, LiveCodeBench: 34.4%, SimpleQA: 23.8%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp supports 1.0M tokens and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)?

Key differences include licensing (Unknown vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4)?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is developed by DeepSeek and Mistral Large 3 (675B Instruct 2512 NVFP4) is developed by Mistral AI.

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