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DeepSeek V3 Base vs Mistral Large 3

DeepSeek DeepSeek V3 Base vs Mistral Mistral Large 3 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Base
Mistral
Mistral Large 3
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateDec 2024Dec 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 V3 Base shipped 366 days before Mistral Large 3

Which is better: DeepSeek V3 Base or Mistral Large 3?

DeepSeek V3 Base and Mistral Large 3 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek V3 Base shipped 366 days before Mistral Large 3, 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 Mistral Large 3 released?
Mistral Large 3 was released by Mistral on Dec 2 2025.

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