DeepSeek-R1 vs Mistral Large 2 (2407): the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run DeepSeek-R1 (DeepSeek, 671B) and Mistral Large 2 (2407) (Mistral AI, 123B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.

DeepSeek-R1 vs Mistral Large 2 (2407) — cost comparison

Which should you pick?

• Easiest to run locally: Mistral Large 2 (2407) (needs ~92 GB VRAM at its default quant).
• Pay-as-you-go (your own API key): DeepSeek-R1 ~$1.60/1M vs Mistral Large 2 (2407) ~$1.08/1M — size-based estimates; open the advisor for live prices.
• Cheapest to rent by the hour: Mistral Large 2 (2407) (from $0.65/hr on one rented box).
• Longest context: DeepSeek-R1 (163.8K tokens).

VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.

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