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DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs Mistral Medium 3.1

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode

Mistral Medium 3.1 wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Benchmark Advantage
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Context Window
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Speed
Mistral Medium 3.1

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeMistral Medium 3.1Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.40$0.40Tie
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.20$2.00 DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.20N/A DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is 25% cheaper overall.

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale Providers

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Mistral Medium 3.1 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale Wins
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Mistral Medium 3.1 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeMistral Medium 3.1Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
29.421.3
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
37.918.3
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
96.738.3
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
86.368.3
GPQA
Graduate-level science
87.158.8
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
89.640.6
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
163,840
tokens
Mistral Medium 3.1
131,072
tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has a 20% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricDeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeMistral Medium 3.1Winner
Tokens/second0.0 tok/s78.1 tok/s
Time to First Token0.00s0.42s
Mistral Medium 3.1 responds Infinity% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeMistral Medium 3.1
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeMistral Medium 3.1
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorDeepseekMistral AI
ReleasedDec 2025Aug 2025

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale Modalities

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Output
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Mistral Medium 3.1 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has cheaper input pricing at $0.40/M tokens. DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has cheaper output pricing at $1.20/M tokens.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.9, compared to Mistral Medium 3.1's score of 18.3.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has a 163,840 token context window, while Mistral Medium 3.1 has a 131,072 token context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale does not support vision. Mistral Medium 3.1 supports vision.