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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the LLM Stats Score 51.2 to 3.7. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 9.1x cheaper per token.

DeepSeek · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.2 to 3.7, ranking #15 overall.

On price, Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is roughly 9.1x 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 51.2 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 9.1x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
DeepSeek
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.2
#15
3.7
#328
Reasoning
48.8
#18
3.3
#325
Coding
39.3
#14
4.5
#228
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.30 / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
$0.08 / M
Context window
1,048,576
32,768

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Math
31.8#69
6.9#280
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 · 8 for Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and Mistral Small 3 24B 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

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs less

For input processing, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 ($0.30/1M tokens) is 6.0x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 15.0x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.08/1M tokens).

In conclusion, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerDeepSeek
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.08
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

739.2B diff

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 has 739.2B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 3080.0% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
763.2Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
763.2B
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's 32,768 tokens. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 can generate longer responses up to 393,216 tokens, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is limited to 32,768 tokens.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output393,216 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 3 24B 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

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is licensed under MIT, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

MIT

Open weights

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 was released on 2026-10-17, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is 21 months newer than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

Oct 17, 2026

2 days ago

1.7yr newer
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017's cutoff date.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Provider Availability

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is available from DeepSeek. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Mistral AI.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

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

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.08/1M
mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* 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 Mistral Small 3 24B 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.

Which is better, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 or Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the LLM Stats Score 51.2 to 3.7. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is made by DeepSeek and Mistral Small 3 24B 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 Mistral Small 3 24B 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%. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%.

Is DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 cheaper than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 6.0x cheaper for input tokens. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 costs $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output via deepseek. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.08/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 supports 1.0M tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 33K 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 Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.2 vs 3.7), context window (1.0M vs 33K), input pricing ($0.30 vs $0.05/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is developed by DeepSeek and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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