AI model comparison
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Mistral Small 4
Side by side comparison of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Mistral Small 4 on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, and the first built on the company's Causal Encoder-Decoder (CED) architecture.
- Input / 1M
- $0.05
- Output / 1M
- $0.50
- Context
- 1.05M
Mistral Small 4 is the next major release in the Mistral Small family, unifying the capabilities of several flagship Mistral models into a single system.
- Input / 1M
- $0.15
- Output / 1M
- $0.60
- Context
- 262K
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
1.8x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Not available
Not enough benchmark data
Larger context window
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
1.05M vs 262K tokens
Newer release
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Released September 10, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashNot available
Mistral Small 44.3Coding index
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashNot availableMistral Small 426.6Agentic index
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashNot availableMistral Small 40.8Pricing
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Mistral Small 4 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.05 | $0.15 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.50 | $0.60 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$0.34Mistral Small 4$0.60Coding task
30K in, 4K out
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$3.35$2.18 cachedMistral Small 4$6.90$2.85 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$7.75$1.90 cachedMistral Small 4$23.70$3.45 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.05M tokens | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 944K tokens | 210K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | Image, Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Max, High, Low, None | High, None |
| Default reasoning effort | High | High |
| Release date | September 10, 2026 | March 16, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Mistral Small 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 1.8x cheaper for a typical chat. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the larger context window (1.05M vs 262K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Mistral Small 4 cheaper?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, while Mistral Small 4 costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Mistral Small 4?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 262K for Mistral Small 4.
Can I use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Mistral Small 4 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Mistral Small 4 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Mistral Small 4 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.