Battle of the Models

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Mistral Small

A-TIER

Mistral AI

Intelligence Score 82/100
Model Popularity 0 votes
Context Window 32K
Pricing Model Commercial / Paid
Commercial/Paid Model

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free)

A-TIER

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 83/100
Context Window 128k
Pricing Model Free / Open
Model Popularity 0 votes
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FINAL VERDICT

DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free) Wins

With an intelligence score of 83/100 vs 82/100, DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free) outperforms Mistral Small by 1 point.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.
HEAD-TO-HEAD

Detailed Comparison

Feature
Mistral Small
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B (free)
Context Window
32K 128k
Architecture
Transformer (Open Weight) Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score
~75-79% ~75-79%
Release Date
2024 2024
Pricing Model
Paid / Commercial Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)
5,000 RPM 20 requests/minute
Daily Limit
Based on tier 50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities
Function Calling Streaming JSON Mode
No specific data
Performance Tier
B-Tier (Strong) B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate
Medium 🐢 Slower (Reasoning)
Primary Use Case
General Purpose 🧠 Complex Reasoning
Model Size
Undisclosed 70B
Limitations
  • API key required
  • Limited availability
  • Limits depend on account history/topup
  • Community key models
  • Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths
  • European AI
  • Open weights available
  • Competitive pricing
  • Unified API for 100+ models from all providers
  • OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement)
  • Automatic model fallback and routing

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