Model comparison
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Mistral Small 4
Compare DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Mistral Small 4 API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
deepseek · deepseek-flash
- Input
- $0.3
- Output
- $1.2
- Context
- 1M
Mistral Small 4
mistral · mistral/mistral-small-2603
- Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $0.6
- Context
- 256K
Quick take
Mistral Small 4 has the lower input price at $0.15 per 1M input tokens. Mistral Small 4 is cheaper for the example blended workload below. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the larger context window at 1M tokens.
Choose DeepSeek V4.1 Flash if...
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Choose Mistral Small 4 if...
- Mistral Small 4 is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Mistral Small 4 | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $0.54 | $0.27 | Mistral Small 4 |
| 10M input + 2M output | $5.40 | $2.70 | Mistral Small 4 |
| 100M input + 20M output | $54.00 | $27.00 | Mistral Small 4 |
Context, output, and capability fit
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash max output
- 384K
- Mistral Small 4 max output
- n/a
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- Mistral Small 4 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
Risk notes for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for Mistral Small 4
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Routing tags
budgethigh-volumecodingreasoninglong-contextcache-friendlymultimodalragagentsopen-weightenterpriselocal-open