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DeepSeek API vs Mistral AI API pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: DeepSeek API: api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing, Mistral AI API: mistral.ai/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of DeepSeek API and Mistral AI API at three volumes and at your own
VolumeDeepSeek APIMistral AI API
small1M input, 200K output$0.27 / modeepseek-flash (off-peak)$0.12 / moMinistral 3 3B
growing50M input, 10M output$13.50 / modeepseek-flash (off-peak)$6 / moMinistral 3 3B
scale1B input, 200M output$270 / modeepseek-flash (off-peak)$120 / moMinistral 3 3B
your volumeset above$13.50 / modeepseek-flash (off-peak)$6 / moMinistral 3 3B

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Cheapest model per service, USD per 1M tokens

Cheapest priced model of each service
ServiceCheapest modelInputOutputModels listed
DeepSeek APIdeepseek-flash (off-peak)$0.15$0.604
Mistral AI APIMinistral 3 3B$0.10$0.1013

Every model

Every model of both services, USD per 1M tokens
ModelServiceInputOutput
deepseek-flash (off-peak)DeepSeek API$0.15$0.60
deepseek-flash (peak)DeepSeek API$0.30$1.20
deepseek-v4-pro (off-peak)DeepSeek API$0.66$1.98
deepseek-v4-pro (peak)DeepSeek API$1.32$3.96
Ministral 3 3BMistral AI API$0.10$0.10
Mistral EmbedMistral AI API$0.10unlisted
Z.ai GLM 5.3 FlashMistral AI API$0.15$0.50
Mistral Small 4Mistral AI API$0.15$0.60
Ministral 3 8BMistral AI API$0.15$0.15
Codestral EmbedMistral AI API$0.15unlisted
Ministral 3 14BMistral AI API$0.20$0.20
CodestralMistral AI API$0.30$0.90
Mistral Large 3Mistral AI API$0.50$1.50
Mistral Large 4Mistral AI API$1.36$4.18
Z.ai GLM 5.3Mistral AI API$1.40$4.40
Mistral Medium 3.5Mistral AI API$1.50$7.50
Voxtral SmallMistral AI APIunlisted$0.40

Models are compared by name and price, never by position. Pick one model per service, or "Cheapest model", in the cost table above.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of DeepSeek API and Mistral AI API aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionDeepSeek APIMistral AI API
Freeno tier$0 / moFree
Entryno tier$14.99 / moPro
Midno tier$24.99 / moTeam
Topno tierContact salesEnterprise

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureDeepSeek APIMistral AI API
Tightest limitunlistedunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.