Head to head
DeepSeek V3.2vsMistral Small 3
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Mistral Small 3 costs $0.0000 per solved task against
DeepSeek V3.2 at $0.0001 — ▼ 2.4x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.01 a month.
On output token price alone Mistral Small 3 looks 4.8x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for DeepSeek V3.2 and Mistral Small 3| Figure | DeepSeek V3.2 | Mistral Small 3 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.26 | $0.05 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.38 | $0.08 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.13 | $0.05 |
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| Pass rate | 83% | 61% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0001measured | $0.0000measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.02 | $0.01 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings