DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max vs Mistral Large 4 Preview compared

If you only looked at the intelligence index, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) and Mistral Large 4 Preview would be hard to tell apart. All numbers are the catalogue's recorded values; nobody ran either model by hand for this page. Mistral Large 4 Preview streams output at about 130 tokens per second, 1.9 times the rate of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max.

Speed and latency

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max generates about 67 tokens per second and Mistral Large 4 Preview about 130 tokens per second. That makes Mistral Large 4 Preview roughly 1.9 times as fast at writing. Time to first token is 1.7 seconds for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max and 1.9 seconds for Mistral Large 4 Preview.

For a 400-token response, first token plus generation comes to roughly 7.7 seconds on DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max and 5.0 seconds on Mistral Large 4 Preview. The two totals cross at about 50 tokens; past that, Mistral Large 4 Preview finishes first.

Overall capability: 2.2 points apart

The catalogue puts DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max at 23.1 and Mistral Large 4 Preview at 25.3 on its intelligence index. The lead is visible but narrow, so it should not decide the choice on its own. In relative terms, Mistral Large 4 Preview scores 10% higher.

Among 109 active scored models, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max sits 72nd and Mistral Large 4 Preview 67th.

There are no coding or math index scores for either model in the catalogue, which keeps this comparison at the aggregate level.

Release timing

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max came first, on August 13, 2026; Mistral Large 4 Preview followed on October 6, 2026.

Cost: Mistral Large 4 Preview is cheaper

Per million tokens, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max charges $1.32 for input and $3.96 for output, while Mistral Large 4 Preview charges $0.70 and $2.10. For output tokens, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max is 1.9 times the price of Mistral Large 4 Preview.

For a sample workload of 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max would cost $2.11 and Mistral Large 4 Preview $1.12, a difference of $0.99. For an agent that reads 50 million tokens and writes 5 million in a month, Mistral Large 4 Preview would come in 47% lower: $85.80 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max against $45.50 for Mistral Large 4 Preview.

Score per dollar

Per point of intelligence index, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Max costs $0.086 of blended price per million tokens and Mistral Large 4 Preview $0.042. Mistral Large 4 Preview scores higher and costs less per point, so on price per point there is nothing to trade off.