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DeepSeek-MoE vs Mistral Small 3.1

DeepSeek DeepSeek-MoE vs Mistral Mistral Small 3.1 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-MoE
Mistral
Mistral Small 3.1
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateJan 9 2024Mar 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-MoE shipped 433 days before Mistral Small 3.1

Which is better: DeepSeek-MoE or Mistral Small 3.1?

DeepSeek-MoE and Mistral Small 3.1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek-MoE shipped 433 days before Mistral Small 3.1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek-MoE released?
DeepSeek-MoE was released by DeepSeek on Jan 9 2024.
When was Mistral Small 3.1 released?
Mistral Small 3.1 was released by Mistral on Mar 17 2025.

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