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DeepSeek V3 Base vs Mistral Small 3

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

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Base
Mistral
Mistral Small 3
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateDec 2024Jan 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 31 days before Mistral Small 3

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

DeepSeek V3 Base and Mistral Small 3 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek V3 Base shipped 31 days before Mistral Small 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 Small 3 released?
Mistral Small 3 was released by Mistral on Jan 2025.

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