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DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) vs Mistral Large 3

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.
58.15/100
Margin
7.8pts
← winning
50.4/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) #65 (Estimated); Mistral Large 3 #113 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) and Mistral Large 3 share 0 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking); 16 to Mistral Large 3.

Updated July 22, 2026
Shared results
0
DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) only
2
Mistral Large 3 only
16
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) and Mistral Large 3 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 has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) is priced at $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.50 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens for Mistral Large 3.

Operational comparison

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

MetricDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Mistral Large 3Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)$0.55 input / $2.19 outputMistral Large 3$0.5 input / $1.5 outputMistral Large 3 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Not availableMistral Large 348 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Not availableMistral Large 31.04 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)128KMistral Large 3128KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Mistral Large 3Result
AA Agentic IndexSource 5.5%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 24.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 6.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 633Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Mistral Large 3Result
Vibe Code BenchSource 5.11%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 20.1%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 36.2%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Mistral Large 3Result
AA-LCRSource 34.7%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Mistral Large 3Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 15.9%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 68.0%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 4.1%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -39.4%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 24.1%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 83.7%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Mistral Large 3Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1204Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 55.7%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)Mistral Large 3Result
AA-IFBenchSource 36.2%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) and Mistral Large 3 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 V3.2 (Thinking) and Mistral Large 3 today?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking): $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens Mistral Large 3: $0.50 input / $1.50 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 V3.2 (Thinking)
API / mo$2,055
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Mistral Large 3
API / mo$1,500
Self-host / mo$9,110
Break-even380M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 22, 2026

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