DeepSeek V3 vs Mixtral 8x7B
DeepSeek V3 (2024) and Mixtral 8x7B (2023) are compact production models from DeepSeek and MistralAI. DeepSeek V3 ships a 64k-token context window, while Mixtral 8x7B ships a 32k-token context window. On HumanEval, DeepSeek V3 leads by 5 pts. On pricing, DeepSeek V3 costs $0.10/1M input tokens versus $0.15/1M for the alternative. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.
DeepSeek V3 is ~50% cheaper at $0.10/1M; pay for Mixtral 8x7B only for provider fit.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | DeepSeek V3 | Mixtral 8x7B |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | tool-calling agents and provider-routed production | provider-routed production |
| Decision fit | Coding, Agents, and Classification | Coding and Classification |
| Context window | 64k | 32k |
| Cheapest output | $0.30/1M tokens | $0.45/1M tokens |
| Provider routes | 13 tracked | 18 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | HumanEval leader | 3 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- DeepSeek V3 holds a shared-benchmark lead on HumanEval, ahead by 5 points.
- DeepSeek V3 has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- DeepSeek V3 has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $0.30/1M tokens.
- DeepSeek V3 uniquely exposes JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs in local model data.
- Local decision data tags DeepSeek V3 for Coding, Agents, and Classification.
- Mixtral 8x7B has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Local decision data tags Mixtral 8x7B for Coding and Classification.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
DeepSeek V3
$155
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Bitdeer AI
Mixtral 8x7B
$233
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Mistral AI Studio
Estimated monthly gap: $77.50. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.
Switch friction
- Provider overlap exists on NVIDIA NIM, GCP Vertex AI, and AWS Bedrock; start route-level A/B tests there.
- Mixtral 8x7B is $0.15/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
- Check replacement coverage for JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.
- Provider overlap exists on DeepInfra, Fireworks AI, and Microsoft Foundry; start route-level A/B tests there.
- DeepSeek V3 is $0.15/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
- DeepSeek V3 adds JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024-12-26 | 2023-12-11 |
| Context window | 64k | 32k |
| Parameters | 671B | 8x7B |
| Architecture | Mixture of Experts | Mixture of Experts |
| License | MITOSI-approved | Apache 2.0OSI-approved |
| Openness | Open source | Open source |
| Weights | Available | Unknown |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: permitted | Commercial use: permitted |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-04 | 2023-12 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | DeepSeek V3 | Mixtral 8x7B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.10/1M tokens | $0.15/1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.30/1M tokens | $0.45/1M tokens |
| Providers |
Capabilities
| Capability | DeepSeek V3 | Mixtral 8x7B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | No | No |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| JSON / Tool use | Yes | No |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Mixtral 8x7B |
|---|---|---|
| HumanEval | 85.5 | 80.5 |
| Massive Multitask Language Understanding | 88.5 | 80.2 |
| HellaSwag | 95.7 | 90.9 |
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-11. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.