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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Ministral 8B

DeepSeek DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Mistral Ministral 8B — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
Mistral
Ministral 8B
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateMay 28 2025Oct 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapMinistral 8B shipped 239 days before DeepSeek R1-0528

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or Ministral 8B?

DeepSeek R1-0528 and Ministral 8B do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Ministral 8B shipped 239 days before DeepSeek R1-0528, 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 8B released?
Ministral 8B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.

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