Codestral (latest) vs DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus.
model vs model · prices as of
Codestral (latest) takes 3 of 5 rounds against DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus. DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus counters on price: $1.45 per million tokens against $1.80, for 164k context instead of 256k.
Mistral AIwins 3 roundsCodestral (latest)
$1.80/M tokens
Mistral AI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.234 per 1,000 pages
256k context · tool calling · open weights
DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
$1.45/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at NanoGPT · $0.192 per 1,000 pages
164k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.27/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.90/M
$1/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$1.45/M at NanoGPT
Standard price (lower wins)
$1.80/M
$1.81/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.234
$0.192
Context
256k tokens
164k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
not stated
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
29 May 2024
22 Sept 2025
Providers selling it
15
18
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 7
NanoGPT$1.80 / $1.45
Eden AI$1.80 / $1.76
Kilo Gateway$1.80 / $1.81
Nous Portal$1.80 / $1.81
OpenRouter$1.80 / $1.81
Vercel AI Gateway$1.80 / $1.81
TrustedRouter$1.90 / $1.86
Codestral (latest) then DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, per million tokens
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Codestral (latest)
Cortecs$0.35 / $1.04 $0.38 / $1.1410% dearer · - Codestral (latest)Nous Portal$0.24 / $0.72 $0.30 / $0.9025% dearer ·
- DeepSeek V3.1 TerminusNous Portal$0.22 / $0.80 $0.27 / $125% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Codestral (latest) or DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?
- DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, at $1.45 per million tokens against $1.80 for Codestral (latest), three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Codestral (latest): nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.80 is the number to beat. DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus: $1.45 at NanoGPT.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 7 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- Codestral (latest), at 256k tokens against 164k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.