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DeepSeek V3 Base vs Ministral 8B

DeepSeek DeepSeek V3 Base vs Mistral Ministral 8B — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Base
Mistral
Ministral 8B
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateDec 2024Oct 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 61 days before DeepSeek V3 Base

Which is better: DeepSeek V3 Base or Ministral 8B?

DeepSeek V3 Base and Ministral 8B do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Ministral 8B shipped 61 days before DeepSeek V3 Base, 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 V3 Base released?
DeepSeek V3 Base was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.
When was Ministral 8B released?
Ministral 8B was released by Mistral on Oct 2024.

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