# DeepSeek LLM 67B vs Mistral Small 3

> Mistral Small 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.2 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-llm-67b-vs-mistral-small-3
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 14

## Summary

- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek LLM 67B scores higher in 0 categories and Mistral Small 3 in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Mistral Small 3 leads 25.1 to 7.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 24.6% for DeepSeek LLM 67B and 47.3% for Mistral Small 3.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 31.2 |
| Rank | 347 | 278 |
| Context | — | 33K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.08 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.9 (#278)
- Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1096 | 1246 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 50.4% |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 16.5 (#304)
- Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1070 | 1233 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 110.5 | 127.07 |

## Math

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 8.7 (#324)
- Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.8% | 6.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1108 | 1240 |
| MATH Level 5 | 6.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 7.0 (#313)
- Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 24.6% | 47.3% |
| Confabulations | — | 25.2% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1202 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 29.4 (#267)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1073 | 1198 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1204 |
| LMArena French | — | 1203 |
| LMArena German | — | 1211 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1188 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1216 |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 55.4 (#277)
- Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1079 | 1214 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 33.1 (#265)
- Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1092 | 1246 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.6 (#282)
- Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek LLM 67B | Mistral Small 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1105 | 1234 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1067 | 1195 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1082 | 1217 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 707 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek LLM 67B better than Mistral Small 3?

Mistral Small 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.2 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek LLM 67B or Mistral Small 3 better for coding?

Mistral Small 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.5 versus 31.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek LLM 67B and Mistral Small 3 share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek LLM 67B has 15 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3 has 24.