Mistral Small 4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Mistral Small 4 from Mistral AI and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash from DeepSeek, side by side. Every figure comes from the model registry. No markup on model usage: you pay the provider's list price.
| Attribute |  Mistral Small 4 |   DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | DeepSeek |
| Model id | mistral/mistral-small-2603 | deepseek/deepseek-flash |
| Status | Available via Safeguard | Available via Safeguard |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.30 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.60 | $1.20 |
| Price notes | Standard tier. Cached input $0.015. | Peak-hour list price (cache miss). Off-peak is half: $0.15 in / $0.60 out. Peak hours 01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00 UTC Mon-Fri excluding Chinese public holidays. Cache-hit input $0.006 peak. |
| Context | 256K | 1M |
| Parameters | Not published | Not published |
| Max output | Not published | 384,000 tokens |
| Modality | Text and image | Text and image |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Zero data retention | Available | Not stated |
| Prompts go to | Mistral AI (global endpoint by default) | DeepSeek (People's Republic of China) |
| Retention | Commercial terms: no training on customer data unless opted in, with exceptions, Studio Free mode may train on inputs and outputs (opt-out available), pay-as-you-go can opt out, ZDR available on pay-as-you-go for stateless endpoints | Privacy policy: personal data stored in the PRC and kept as long as necessary to provide the service, may be used to train models, with a right to opt out. No API-specific retention period or ZDR offering published |
| Region | Global by default, optional EU or US regional inference endpoints at 1.1x pricing | China (PRC) |
| Price checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
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