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  5. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpvsMistral Medium 3.1
Updated Aug 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpvsMistral Medium 3.1

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is cheaper than Mistral Medium 3.1 at $0.22/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Mistral Medium 3.1 compared across 8 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpMistral Medium 3.1
Input price$0.22/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$0.66/M tokens$2/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens131K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Aug 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 3 of the 8 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 V4 Flash Vision Exp144 words
Sticky Soy-Glazed Midnight Noodles A sweet-savory, buttery noodle dish that comes together in about 20 minutes with pantry staples. Ingredients (7): 8 oz spaghetti or noodles 3 tbsp butter 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp honey ½ tsp chili flakes 1 tbsp sesame seeds Instructions: Cook the noodles…
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Mistral Medium 3.1261 words
Dish Name: "Golden Crisp Honey-Nut Banana Bites" A warm, gooey, and crunchy treat that’s quick to make with just 7 pantry staples! Perfect for breakfast, a snack, or dessert. Ingredients (Serves 2-3) 2 ripe bananas (the spottier, the sweeter!)
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp869 words
Here is how a large language model learns and generates text, tailored to each of your three audiences. To an Experienced Software Engineer You build distributed systems, so think of an LLM as a massively parallel, lossy compression engine for human text.
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Mistral Medium 3.11,160 words
1. For the Skeptical Software Engineer (Focus: Systems design, scalability, and why "next-word prediction" isn’t as dumb as it sounds.) You’re right to be skeptical—if someone told you that a system as complex as a distributed database was just "predicting the next byte," you’d laugh them out of the room.
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp565 words
Here’s a simple, beginner-friendly 1-month plan built around three key pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep & Stress. The goal is small, repeatable habits — not perfection. The 3 Key Areas Nutrition Goal: Eat more whole foods, more protein, and more plants.
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Mistral Medium 3.1730 words
Here’s a simple, actionable 1-month plan to kickstart your journey toward better health and longevity, focusing on three key areas: diet, movement, and sleep. Each week builds gradually to create sustainable habits without overwhelm. Core Principles Start small – Focus on consistency over perfection.
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
Mistral Medium 3.1
Mistral Medium 3.1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs 3.0x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
Input
$0.22
1.8× cheaper
Output
$0.66
3.0× cheaper
Mistral Medium 3.1
Input
$0.40
Output
$2.00

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is cheaper on both: 1.8× input, 3.0× output.

Where to run it

6 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
FFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·99.8% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.8% upNNovita$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·97.2% upDDeepInfrafp8degraded$0.22 in·$0.65 out·1M·70.6% up
Mistral Medium 3.11 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Mistral$0.40 in·$2.00 out·131k·99.7% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is developed by DeepSeek while Mistral Medium 3.1 is developed by Mistral AI. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has a 1.0M token context window vs Mistral Medium 3.1's 131K. You can compare their actual outputs across 8 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and Mistral Medium 3.1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 8 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.22/M input tokens and Mistral Medium 3.1 costs $0.4/M input tokens. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is $0.18/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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