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DeepSeek V3 Chat vs Mistral Medium 3

DeepSeek DeepSeek V3 Chat vs Mistral Mistral Medium 3 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Chat
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekMistral
Release dateDec 2024May 7 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V3 Chat shipped 157 days before Mistral Medium 3

Which is better: DeepSeek V3 Chat or Mistral Medium 3?

DeepSeek V3 Chat and Mistral Medium 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V3 Chat shipped 157 days before Mistral Medium 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3 Chat is an open-source / open-weight model; Mistral Medium 3 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V3 Chat and Mistral Medium 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek V3 Chat released?
DeepSeek V3 Chat was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.
When was Mistral Medium 3 released?
Mistral Medium 3 was released by Mistral on May 7 2025.
Is DeepSeek V3 Chat or Mistral Medium 3 open source?
DeepSeek V3 Chat is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Mistral Medium 3 is a proprietary model released by Mistral.

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