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Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsMistral Large

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper than Mistral Large at $0.15/M vs $8/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Mistral Large compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4.1 FlashMistral Large
Input price$0.15/M tokens$8/M tokens
Output price$0.6/M tokens$24/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens32K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Feb 2024
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Mistral Large
Mistral LargeRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs 40x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input
$0.15
53× cheaper
Output
$0.60
40× cheaper
Mistral Large
Input
$8.00
Output
$24.00

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper on both: 53× input, 40× output.

Where to run it

24 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash23 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
OOpenInferencefp4$0.10 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.5% upWWafer$0.12 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.7% upRRelacefp4$0.12 in·$0.52 out·1M·99.9% upMMorph$0.13 in·$0.51 out·1M·98.4% upSSail Researchfp4$0.13 in·$0.75 out·1M·99.9% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.14 in·$0.42 out·1M·99.7% up
17 more hostsFewer hosts
SStreamLakefp8$0.15 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.5% upCCoreWeavefp8$0.20 in·$0.65 out·1M·99.2% upFFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·98.8% upPPhala$0.28 in·$1.10 out·1M·99.4% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.28 in·$1.14 out·1M·99.6% upNNovitafp8$0.28 in·$1.14 out·1M·100% upAlibaba Cloud$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.9% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.7% upBBasetenfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.4% upDeepSeek$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·100% upDDigitalOcean$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·97.9% upMMakora$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.9% upModal$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upTTogether$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.9% upVVenicefp8$0.38 in·$1.50 out·1M·96.7% upPParasailfp8degraded$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·93% up
Mistral Large1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Mistral$2.00 in·$6.00 out·128k·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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Common questions

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is developed by DeepSeek while Mistral Large is developed by Mistral AI. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a 1.0M token context window vs Mistral Large's 32K. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Mistral Large each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 6 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens and Mistral Large costs $8/M input tokens. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is $7.85/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Mistral Large across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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