DeepSeek R1 vs Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
Compare DeepSeek R1 by DeepSeek against Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 by Mistral AI, in 2 community votes, deepseek r1 and mistral devstral small 1.1 are closely matched, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Reasoning: DeepSeek R1 and Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 are tied
Our Verdict
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1Winner
DeepSeek R1Runner-up
Votes are tied. Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is newer and likely incorporates more recent improvements.
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is 7.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek R1
Input
$0.55
Output
$2.19
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
Input
$0.10
5.5× cheaper
Output
$0.30
7.3× cheaper
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1 is cheaper on both — 5.5× input, 7.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
59%
DeepSeek R1 uses 4.3x more emoji
DeepSeek R1
Mistral Devstral Small 1.1
62%Vocabulary50%
15wSentence Length17w
0.52Hedging0.56
8.0Bold4.3
5.7Lists5.7
0.04Emoji0.00
0.62Headings0.05
0.28Transitions0.34
Based on 22 + 21 text responses
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