Model Comparison

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
vs. Large 3

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · DeepSeek, Mistral

Recommended Pick

Mistral logo Large 3 10 metric wins

Strongest on: Throughput, Intelligence, Coding

Lowest Price

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

52.7 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Large 3

22.7 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Price gap

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Large 3.

Reasoning gap

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B leads Large 3 by 18.5 points on reasoning.

Coding gap

Large 3 leads R1 0528 Qwen3 8B by 14.9 points on coding.

Top-pick rationale

Large 3 wins 10 measurable categories, including Throughput, Intelligence, Coding, GPQA.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

DeepSeek

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting
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Large 3

Mistral

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting

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Inference API

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Full Comparison

Metric
DeepSeek logo R1 0528 Qwen3 8B
DeepSeek
Top Pick
Mistral logo Large 3
Mistral
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.00/1M$0.50/1M
Output Cost $0.00/1M$1.50/1M
Blended (3:1) $0.75/1M
Specifications
Organization DeepSeekMistral
Release Date May 29, 2025Dec 2, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput 66.5 tok/s
TTFT 551ms
Latency 551ms
Composite Indices
Value Score 100.0
Reasoning Score 52.734.2
Intelligence 16.422.8
Coding 7.822.7
Math 63.738.0
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 61.2%68.0%
MMLU Pro 73.9%80.7%
HLE 5.6%4.1%
LiveCodeBench 51.3%46.5%
MATH 500 93.2%
AIME 2025 63.7%38.0%
AIME (Original) 65.0%
SciCode 20.4%36.2%
LCR 13.0%34.7%
IFBench 19.9%36.2%
TAU-bench v2 0.0%24.6%
TerminalBench Hard 1.5%15.9%

Key Takeaways

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

R1 0528 Qwen3 8B has the strongest reasoning profile with a 52.7 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Large 3 reaches a 22.7 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
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Large 3

  • Code generation
  • Software development