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DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) vs Ministral 3 3b Instruct 2512
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
DeepSeek V4 Flash (free)
Context window
256K
256,000 tokens · ~192K words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
Same context window size for both models.
DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) and Ministral 3 3b Instruct 2512 have identical context windows (256K tokens).
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) | Ministral 3 3b Instruct 2512 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 256,000 tokens (256K) | 256,000 tokens (256K) |
| Max output tokens | 256,000 tokens (256K) | 256,000 tokens (256K) |
| Speed tier | Fast | Fast |
| Vision | No | No |
| Function calling | Yes | No |
| Extended thinking | Yes | No |
| Prompt caching | No | No |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | Apr 2026 | N/A |
Pricing matrix
Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.
| Provider | DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) in | DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) out | Ministral 3 3b Instruct 2512 in | Ministral 3 3b Instruct 2512 out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireworks | — | — | $0.100/M | $0.100/M |
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