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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 vs Ministral 8B Instruct

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -5.0. Ministral 8B Instruct is 5.2x cheaper per token.

DeepSeek · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -5.0, ranking #15 overall.

On price, Ministral 8B Instruct is roughly 5.2x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.0 and ranks #15 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Ministral 8B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 5.2x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
DeepSeek
Ministral 8B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.0
#15
-5.0
#376
Reasoning
48.6
#18
-5.1
#367
Coding
39.1
#15
-14.5
#290
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.30 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
$0.10 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
Ministral 8B Instruct
Math
31.8#67
-4.1#328
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 · 11 for Ministral 8B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and Ministral 8B Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 ($0.30/1M tokens) is 3.0x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 12.0x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerDeepSeek
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

755.2B diff

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 has 755.2B more parameters than Ministral 8B Instruct, making it 9416.5% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
763.2Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
763.2B
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
8.0B
Ministral 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Ministral 8B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 can generate longer responses up to 393,216 tokens, while Ministral 8B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output393,216 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Ministral 8B Instruct does not.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is licensed under MIT, while Ministral 8B Instruct uses Mistral Research License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

MIT

Open weights

Ministral 8B Instruct

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 was released on 2026-10-17, while Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is 24 months newer than Ministral 8B Instruct.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

Oct 17, 2026

2 days ago

2.0yr newer
Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

2.0 years 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

Provider Availability

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is available from DeepSeek. Ministral 8B Instruct is available from Mistral AI.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

deepseek logo
DeepSeek
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M

Ministral 8B Instruct

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and Ministral 8B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 vs Ministral 8B Instruct.

Which is better, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 or Ministral 8B Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -5.0. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is made by DeepSeek and Ministral 8B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 compare to Ministral 8B Instruct in benchmarks?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 scores BabyVision: 92.5%, Chartography: 83.0%, DeepSWE 1.1: 77.0%, NL2Repo: 68.2%, AutomationBench: 60.5%. Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%.

Is DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 cheaper than Ministral 8B Instruct?

Ministral 8B Instruct is 3.0x cheaper for input tokens. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 costs $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output via deepseek. Ministral 8B Instruct costs $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and Ministral 8B Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 supports 1.0M tokens and Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and Ministral 8B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.0 vs -5.0), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.30 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (MIT vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and Ministral 8B Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is developed by DeepSeek and Ministral 8B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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