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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

DeepSeek OCR 2 vs Voxtral Mini 3B 2507

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 comes out ahead, 61 to 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. DeepSeek

    DeepSeek OCR 2

    Released Jan 27, 2026

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.89 / $1.47
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove DeepSeek OCR 2
  2. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Voxtral Mini 3B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    61/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.04 / $0.04
    • Context33K
    Full specs Remove Voxtral Mini 3B 2507

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01 — Verdict

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is our pick

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against DeepSeek OCR 2 (32). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 $0.04 · DeepSeek OCR 2 $1.03 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 32,768 · DeepSeek OCR 2 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsDeepSeek OCR 2: Text, Images · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507: Text, Audio
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightDeepSeek OCR 2Voxtral Mini 3B 2507
Price50%49100
Inputs & features30%2535
Context window20%00
Overall100%32/10061/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

DeepSeek OCR 2 vs Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 specifications side by side
SpecificationDeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeekVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Mistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.89$0.04 (best)
Output$1.47$0.04 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$1.03$0.04 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 1 providersMedian of 2 providers
Limits
Context window8,192 tokens32,768 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens32,768 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenApache 2.0
API model ID——
API providers22
ReleasedJan 27, 2026Jul 15, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • DeepSeek OCR 2$11.83
  • Voxtral Mini 3B 2507$0.48
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: DeepSeek OCR 2 or Voxtral Mini 3B 2507?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against DeepSeek OCR 2 (32). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek OCR 2 or Voxtral Mini 3B 2507?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is cheaper at $0.04 input / $0.04 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). DeepSeek OCR 2 costs $0.89 input / $1.47 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 versus $1.03 for DeepSeek OCR 2 (26× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. DeepSeek OCR 2 has not been scored yet and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for DeepSeek OCR 2 and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that DeepSeek OCR 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 has the largest context window at 32,768 tokens, against 8,192 for DeepSeek OCR 2. Maximum output per response: DeepSeek OCR 2 up to 8,192, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

DeepSeek OCR 2 accepts text and images; Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 accepts text and audio. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

DeepSeek OCR 2 is the newest, released Jan 27, 2026. Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

05 — Keep comparing

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