DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is $1.46 cheaper per 1M input tokens (97.3% lower; 37.5x difference).
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DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is estimated at $0.11 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $5.14 (98% lower).
Cost-first pickDeepSeek V4 Flash Latest
Context-first pickDeepSeek V4 Flash Latest
Sample savings$5.1498%
10x traffic gap$51.45
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $51.45. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | Mistral Medium 3.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | $0.27 | $11.25 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | $0.17 | $9 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | $0.69 | $39 |
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is $7.37 cheaper per 1M output tokens (98.3% lower; 57.7x difference).
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest has 1.05M more context (5x larger).
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is $5.14 cheaper on the standard workload (98% lower).
Estimate your workload cost
Your Workload Cost
This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest has the lower input price; DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest has the lower output price; DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.11 for DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest and $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5.
Choose DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
Choose Mistral Medium 3.5 when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is estimated at $0.11 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $5.14 (98% lower).
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is $5.14 cheaper on the standard workload (98% lower).
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is $1.46 cheaper per 1M input tokens (97.3% lower; 37.5x difference).
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is $7.37 cheaper per 1M output tokens (98.3% lower; 57.7x difference).
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest has 1.05M more context (5x larger).
| Feature | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest (deepseek) | Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.04 | $1.5 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0.13 | $7.5 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.11 | $5.25 |
| Context Window | 1.31M | 262.14K |
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Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is estimated at $0.11 vs $5.25 for Mistral Medium 3.5, saving $5.14 (98% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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