Mistral Large 4 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro API pricing
Mistral Large 4 is cheaper on every example workload below. Prices last checked 2026-10-13.
| Mistral Large 4 (Mistral) | DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek) | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M tokens | $0.68 | $1.32 |
| Output $/1M tokens | $2.09 | $3.96 |
| Context | 1000000 | 1000000 |
| Our tier (1–4) | 3 | 3 |
Example monthly bills
| Workload | Mistral Large 4 | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat / Q&A 10M in / 2M out per month | $10.98 | $21.12 | Mistral Large 4 saves $10.14/mo (48%) |
| Coding 20M in / 5M out per month | $24.05 | $46.20 | Mistral Large 4 saves $22.15/mo (48%) |
| Output-heavy (reasoning, long answers) 10M in / 10M out per month | $27.70 | $52.80 | Mistral Large 4 saves $25.10/mo (48%) |
Fine print
- Mistral Large 4: Launch sale; list $1.36/$4.18; public preview; 1M context
- DeepSeek V4 Pro: Peak rate; off-peak half
Cost only, not quality. “Tier” is our rough capability judgment, not a benchmark, and different tokenizers count the same text differently. Reasoning models may bill extra thinking tokens as output. Official sources: Mistral, DeepSeek.
See all models on the full price table, the Mistral and DeepSeek pricing pages, or try the savings calculator with your own numbers.