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DeepSeek Chat (R1-based) vs Mistral Medium 3

DeepSeek
DeepSeek Chat (R1-based)
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateJan 20 2025May 7 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek Chat (R1-based) shipped 107 days before Mistral Medium 3

Which is better: DeepSeek Chat (R1-based) or Mistral Medium 3?

DeepSeek Chat (R1-based) and Mistral Medium 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek Chat (R1-based) shipped 107 days before Mistral Medium 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek Chat (R1-based) is open weight, while Mistral Medium 3 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek Chat (R1-based) and Mistral Medium 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek Chat (R1-based) was released by DeepSeek on Jan 20 2025.

Mistral Medium 3 was released by Mistral on May 7 2025.

DeepSeek Chat (R1-based) is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Mistral Medium 3 is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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