DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Sep 2025
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
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$0.27 / $0.95per 1M in / out?
71 tok/sfirst token in 0.8 s?
128Kcontext

Rankingin non-thinking mode?

Alternatives?

Run it yourself

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Fits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✗ 16 GB✗ 24 GB GPU✗ 48 GB GPU✗ 80 GB GPU
LicenceMITfree for commercial use

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
MMLU-Prolab85
Humanity’s Last Examlab21.7
AIME 2025lab88.4
HMMT 2025lab86.1
GPQA Diamond75.1#155
Coding
LiveCodeBenchlab74.9
Aider Polyglotlab76.1
SWE Verifiedlab68.4
SWE-bench Multilinguallab57.8
Terminal-bench version unstatedlab36.7
Codeforces-Div1 ratinglab2,046
Agents & Tool Use
BrowseComplab38.5
BrowseComp-zhlab45
SimpleQA search agentlab96.8
Writing & Language

FAQ

How much does DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus cost?›

$0.27 per 1M input tokens and $0.95 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: DeepInfra).

Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.27 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.

How good is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, and what is it best at?›

#208 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #75 of 132 in Coding, #93 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #64 of 195 in Writing & Language, #81 of 133 in Vision & Documents.

Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus better than DeepSeek V3.1?›

On Arena Text · creative writing, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus scores 1,404 vs 1,401 — about the same.

How can I use DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?›

Through the API of DeepInfra, Featherless, SiliconFlow.

What is the context window of DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?›

128K tokens, with up to 147K output tokens.

When was DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2025-09-22. It has been superseded by DeepSeek V3.2.

Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus open source?›

Yes, the weights are open (MIT licence).

Can I run DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus locally?›

The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.

Can DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus read images?›

No, it accepts text only.

What is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?›

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open-weights language model from DeepSeek, released Sep 2025, the successor to DeepSeek V3.1.

What are the best alternatives to DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?›

GLM 5.3 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Terra (better), GLM 5.2 (open weights).