DeepSeek · Released Mar 24, 2025DeepSeek V3 0324
March 2025 checkpoint of DeepSeek-V3 with improved reasoning and coding.
- Capability
- 135.9ECI · #114 of 148
- Input
- $0.24per 1M tokens
- Output
- $0.90per 1M tokens
- Context
- 164K164K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $0.24per million tokens
- Output
- $0.90per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $0.405cheaper than 65% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $0.93 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $10.50 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $105.00 |
Median of 5 paid API providers on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
#114 of 148 scored models
The shaded band is Epoch AI’s confidence range (132.4–138.0); the tick marks the median scored model.
Scores from Epoch AI, run independently of DeepSeek.
The details
- Lab
- DeepSeek
- Released
- Mar 24, 2025
- Context window
- 163,840 tokens
- Max output
- 163,840 tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- No
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Open weights
- Availability
- 5 API providerslisted on models.dev
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About DeepSeek V3 0324
How much does DeepSeek V3 0324 cost?
DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $0.24 input / $0.90 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $0.405 per million tokens, cheaper than 65% of the 360 priced models we track.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V3 0324?
DeepSeek V3 0324 accepts up to 163,840 tokens per request and can write up to 163,840 tokens in one response.
How good is DeepSeek V3 0324?
Epoch AI gives DeepSeek V3 0324 a Capabilities Index score of 135.9 (likely range 132.4–138.0), ranking it #114 of 148 models Epoch has scored. Epoch AI benchmark results: GPQA Diamond 67.6%, OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 37.8%.
Is DeepSeek V3 0324 open source?
Yes. DeepSeek publishes the weights, so it can be downloaded and self-hosted.
What inputs does DeepSeek V3 0324 support?
DeepSeek V3 0324 accepts text and replies in text. It is not a dedicated reasoning model, supports tool calling.
When was DeepSeek V3 0324 released?
DeepSeek released DeepSeek V3 0324 on Mar 24, 2025.
What are the best alternatives to DeepSeek V3 0324?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Qwen3 8B (Alibaba (Qwen), ECI 136.2, $0.18 / $0.70), GPT-4.1 mini (OpenAI, ECI 135.0, $0.40 / $1.60), Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct (Meta, ECI 132.2, $0.321 / $0.91) and Mistral Medium 3 (Mistral AI, ECI 134.1, $0.40 / $2.00).