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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Ministral 3 3B-25-12

DeepSeek DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Mistral Ministral 3 3B-25-12 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Mistral
Ministral 3 3B-25-12
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateMay 28 2025Dec 2 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 R1-0528 shipped 188 days before Ministral 3 3B-25-12

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or Ministral 3 3B-25-12?

DeepSeek R1-0528 and Ministral 3 3B-25-12 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek R1-0528 shipped 188 days before Ministral 3 3B-25-12, 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 R1-0528 released?
DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.
When was Ministral 3 3B-25-12 released?
Ministral 3 3B-25-12 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.

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