Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

DeepSeek: R1 (free)

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 65/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 128k

Pricing Model Free / Open

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A-TIER

Mistral (La Plateforme)

Intelligence Score 86/100

Context Window 256k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 86/100 vs 65/100, Codestral outperforms DeepSeek: R1 (free) by 21 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Codestral.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	DeepSeek: R1 (free)	Codestral
Context Window	128k	256k
Architecture	Dense Transformer	Transformer
Est. MMLU Score	~60-64%	~80-84%
Release Date	2024	2024
Pricing Model	Free Tier	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	20 requests/minute	1 request/second
Daily Limit	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)	-
Capabilities	No specific data	No specific data
Performance Tier	C-Tier (Good)	A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate	🐢 Slower (Reasoning)	Medium
Primary Use Case	🧠 Complex Reasoning	💻 Code Generation
Model Size	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
Limitations	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand	Phone verification required Data training opt-in required 1 request/second rate limit
Key Strengths	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing	Access to Mistral's open-weight models OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Function calling support