DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3Alternatives?
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 68%-25%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4
BetterGPT-5 Minihighwins 56%+118%$0.053OpenGLM 5.3maxwins 72%+583%$2.01Memory (4-bit): 411 GB → 452 GB+4
CheaperMiMo v2.6 FlashunstatedOpenwins 68%-44%$0.14 / $0.28Pass back reasoning_content+3
CheaperHy3unstatedOpenwins 67%-27%$0.13 / $0.53GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 68%-25%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4MiMo v2.6 FlashunstatedOpenwins 68%-44%$0.14 / $0.28Pass back reasoning_content+3Hy3unstatedOpenwins 67%-27%$0.13 / $0.53
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507unstatedOpenwins 65%-35%$0.09 / $0.55MiMo v2.5unstatedOpenwins 64%-44%$0.14 / $0.28GPT-5 Minihighwins 56%+118%$0.053GPT-6 Lunamaxwins 58%-37%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunaxhighwins 68%+43%$0.085GPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 69%+1,329%$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6 Solmaxwins 57%+1,170%$1.04GLM 5.3maxOpenwins 72%+583%$2.01Memory (4-bit): 411 GB → 452 GB+4
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B NVFP4Openwins 70%——GLM 5.2maxOpenwins 70%+583%$1.28Memory (4-bit): 411 GB → 452 GBGLM 5.1unstatedOpenwins 70%+583%$1.40 / $4.40Memory (4-bit): 411 GB → 452 GBMiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 69%+73%$0.43 / $0.87Memory (4-bit): 411 GB → 614 GBDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813unstatedOpenwins 68%—$1.32 / $3.96Memory (4-bit): 411 GB → 990 GB+5DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017unstatedOpenwins 63%—$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 411 GB → 458 GB+5DeepSeek V3.1unstatedOpenwins 62%—$0.25 / $0.95R1 0528unstatedOpenwins 61%—$0.39 / $1.63DeepSeek V3 0324unstatedOpenwins 57%—$0.24 / $0.90DeepSeek v2.5unstatedOpenwins 41%——Context: not verifiedDeepSeek Coder v2Openwins 29%——Context: not verifiedDeepSeek V3.2 SpecialethinkingOpenn/a——All DeepSeek models →Run it yourself
estimateHistory
5 versionsBenchmarks
in Chat & KnowledgeFAQ
How much does DeepSeek V3 cost?›
$0.28 per 1M input tokens and $0.42 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.028 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.02 at default effort.
Is DeepSeek V3 free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.28 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is DeepSeek V3, and what is it best at?›
#331 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #77 of 134 in Coding, #119 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #113 of 197 in Writing & Language, #124 of 135 in Vision & Documents.
Is DeepSeek V3 better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?›
On Arena Text · German, DeepSeek V3 scores 1,323.6 vs 1,325 — about the same.
How can I use DeepSeek V3?›
Through the API of DeepInfra, Novita.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V3?›
128K tokens, with up to 8K output tokens.
When was DeepSeek V3 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2024-12-26. It has been superseded by DeepSeek V3.1.
Is DeepSeek V3 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open.
Can I run DeepSeek V3 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can DeepSeek V3 read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is DeepSeek V3?›
DeepSeek V3 is an open-weights language model from DeepSeek, released Dec 2024.
What are the best alternatives to DeepSeek V3?›
GLM 5.3 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5 Mini (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).