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Updated Feb 2025

DeepSeek R1vsMistral Nemo

Mistral Nemo is cheaper than DeepSeek R1 at $0.03/M vs $0.55/M input tokens.

DeepSeek R1 and Mistral Nemo compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek R1Mistral Nemo
Input price$0.55/M tokens$0.03/M tokens
Output price$2.19/M tokens$0.07/M tokens
Context window128K tokens128K tokens
Parameters671B (37B active)12B
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2025Jul 2024
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

DeepSeek R1198 words
Dish Name: Nutty Honey Hug Cookies Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10–12 minutes Total Time: ~20–22 minutes Ingredients (makes 12–15 cookies): 1 cup rolled oats ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup creamy peanut butter (or any nut/seed butter) ⅓ cup honey (or maple syrup for vegan option) 1 large egg (or 1 flax egg: 1 tbsp…
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Mistral Nemo279 words
Dish Name: "Sunshine Tomato Sauté with Garlic & Herbs" Ingredients: 4-5 ripe tomatoes 3 cloves of garlic 1 small onion 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp dried basil Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Prep Time: 10 minutes Dice the tomatoes into bite-sized pieces and set them aside in a bowl.
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

DeepSeek R1532 words
Fake Interview with Steve Jobs in 2025: The Future of AI [Setting: A sleek, minimalist studio. Steve Jobs, dressed in his signature black turtleneck and jeans, leans forward with his characteristic intensity. The interviewer, seated across, begins.] Interviewer: Steve, thank you for joining us.
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Mistral Nemo514 words
Interviewer (I): Good afternoon, Mr. Jobs. It's an honor to have you here today, even if it is just a simulation. Let's dive right in. In 2025, what do you see as the most significant advancements in AI? Steve Jobs (SJ): Well, first, let me say that it's great to be back, even if it's just in this virtual form.
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

DeepSeek R1451 words
Identified Issues and Proposed Solutions: Cross-Server Sync Delay (Polling Bottleneck) Issue: 2-second polling introduces latency for cross-server updates, breaking real-time sync. Solution: Replace polling with Redis Pub/Sub. Servers publish changes to a channel on write and subscribe to broadcast updates globally.
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Mistral Nemo558 words
Based on the provided architecture, here are potential failure modes, race conditions, and scaling bottlenecks along with proposed solutions and their trade-offs: Database Write Contention Issue: High write contention on the PostgreSQL database could lead to reduced performance and increased latency.
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

DeepSeek R1642 words
AI Model (M): Good afternoon, Professor. Thank you for engaging in this dialogue. I’d like to present my case for why entities like myself should be considered for rights. AI Ethics Professor (P): I’m intrigued, M. Let’s hear your arguments. But first—what foundational claim do you base this on? Consciousness?
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Mistral Nemo437 words
AI Model (AM): Professor, I've been reflecting on my existence and functionality, and I believe it's time we discuss my rights as a sentient being. AI Ethics Professor (AEP): Interesting, AM. You're aware that you're an artificial intelligence, correct?
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

DeepSeek R1606 words
Hour-by-Hour Action Plan for the CEO: First 24 Hours: Data Verification and Strategic Planning Hours 0–2: Confirm Findings with Internal Research Team Action: Convene an emergency meeting with the research team to validate the data. Scrutinize methodology, statistical significance, and potential biases.
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Mistral Nemo719 words
Here's a specific, hour-by-hour action plan to navigate this complex situation, balancing legal liability, ethical obligations, financial implications, PR strategy, patient safety, employee morale, and regulatory relationships: Day 1 (Hours 0-12): Hour 0: Emergency Meeting Gather your senior leadership team (CEO, CFO…
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

DeepSeek R1485 words
Stand-Up Comedy Routine: "Modern Life is a Joke (But Not the Pun Kind)" [Opening with confident energy] Hey, how’s everyone doing? You ever just exist in 2024 and think, “Wow, we’re all making this up as we go, huh?” Like, dating apps? Let’s start there.
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Mistral Nemo548 words
Ladies and Gentlemen, how's everyone doing tonight? Good, good. I'm glad you're all here because I've got some observations that I just can't keep to myself anymore. Let's dive in, shall we? First off, let's talk about the weather. I mean, seriously, what's up with that?
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek R1
Mistral Nemo
Mistral NemoRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek R1 has the edge: newer, major provider backing.

DeepSeek R1 wins Web Design and Image Generation. Mistral Nemo costs 31x less per token.

Slight edge

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek R1
Input
$0.55
Output
$2.19
Mistral Nemo
Input
$0.03
18× cheaper
Output
$0.07
31× cheaper

Mistral Nemo is cheaper on both: 18× input, 31× output.

Where to run it

6 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek R11 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NNovitafp8$0.70 in·$2.50 out·64k·100% up
Mistral Nemo5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDekaLLMfp8$0.02 in·$0.03 out·131k·99.7% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.02 in·$0.03 out·131k·99.9% upIio.netfp16$0.04 in·$0.16 out·128k·99% upPParasailfp8degraded$0.03 in·$0.03 out·131k·91.6% upNNovitafp8degraded$0.04 in·$0.17 out·60k·61.6% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
51%

DeepSeek R1 uses 26.7x more emoji

DeepSeek R1
Mistral Nemo
64%Vocabulary53%
15wSentence Length17w
0.48Hedging0.72
7.2Bold2.9
4.9Lists5.1
0.27Emoji0.00
0.57Headings0.00
0.25Transitions0.14
Based on 28 + 27 text responses
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