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DeepSeek-R1 vs Ministral 3 14B

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 0 shared benchmark results across 0 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

No sourced benchmark result is currently shared by both models. This page therefore compares only the available metadata, pricing, and runtime rows; it does not name a quality winner.
DeepSeek
50.8/100
No comparison
N/A
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek-R1 #108 (Supported); Ministral 3 14B #196 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. DeepSeek-R1 and Ministral 3 14B share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 11 results are unique to DeepSeek-R1; 0 to Ministral 3 14B.

Updated July 28, 2026
Shared results
0
DeepSeek-R1 only
11
Ministral 3 14B only
0
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for DeepSeek-R1 and Ministral 3 14B is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 0 shared benchmark results across 0 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM does not have sourced benchmark coverage for Ministral 3 14B yet. This comparison is currently limited to metadata such as context window, reasoning mode, and pricing where available.

DeepSeek-R1 is priced at $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $0.20 output per 1M tokens for Ministral 3 14B.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricDeepSeek-R1Ministral 3 14BComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensDeepSeek-R1$0.55 input / $2.19 outputMinistral 3 14B$0.2 input / $0.2 outputMinistral 3 14B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondDeepSeek-R1Not availableMinistral 3 14B110 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenDeepSeek-R1Not availableMinistral 3 14B0.60 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensDeepSeek-R1128KMinistral 3 14B128KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Ministral 3 14BResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 36.5%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Ministral 3 14BResult
AA-SciCodeSource 40.3%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Ministral 3 14BResult
AA-LCRSource 54.7%Not comparable
CritPtSource 1.4%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Ministral 3 14BResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 20.1%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 81.3%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 14.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -27.1%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 31.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 84.0%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Ministral 3 14BResult
AA-IFBenchSource 39.6%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek-R1 and Ministral 3 14B on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for DeepSeek-R1 and Ministral 3 14B today?

DeepSeek-R1: $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens Ministral 3 14B: $0.20 input / $0.20 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

DeepSeek-R1
API / mo$2,055
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even583M/day
Ministral 3 14B
API / mo$300
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 28, 2026

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