DeepSeek · Released Dec 26, 2024DeepSeek-V3
Open DeepSeek MoE chat model for coding, math, and general reasoning.
- Capability
- 132.3ECI · #121 of 148
- Input
- $0.32per 1M tokens
- Output
- $1.10per 1M tokens
- Context
- 131K8K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $0.32per million tokens
- Output
- $1.10per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $0.515cheaper than 61% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $1.19 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $13.50 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $135.00 |
Median of 5 paid API providers on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
#121 of 148 scored models
The shaded band is Epoch AI’s confidence range (127.5–135.5); the tick marks the median scored model.
Scores from Epoch AI, run independently of DeepSeek.
The details
- Lab
- DeepSeek
- Released
- Dec 26, 2024
- Context window
- 131,072 tokens
- Max output
- 8,192 tokens
- Inputs
- Text
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- No
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Structured output
- No
- Availability
- 5 API providerslisted on models.dev
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About DeepSeek-V3
How much does DeepSeek-V3 cost?
DeepSeek-V3 costs $0.32 input / $1.10 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $0.515 per million tokens, cheaper than 61% of the 360 priced models we track.
What is the context window of DeepSeek-V3?
DeepSeek-V3 accepts up to 131,072 tokens per request and can write up to 8,192 tokens in one response.
How good is DeepSeek-V3?
Epoch AI gives DeepSeek-V3 a Capabilities Index score of 132.3 (likely range 127.5–135.5), ranking it #121 of 148 models Epoch has scored. Epoch AI benchmark results: GPQA Diamond 56.5%, OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 15.8%.
Is DeepSeek-V3 open source?
Yes. DeepSeek publishes the weights under the DeepSeek Model License licence, so it can be downloaded and self-hosted.
What inputs does DeepSeek-V3 support?
DeepSeek-V3 accepts text and replies in text. It is not a dedicated reasoning model, supports tool calling.
When was DeepSeek-V3 released?
DeepSeek released DeepSeek-V3 on Dec 26, 2024.
What are the best alternatives to DeepSeek-V3?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Llama 4 Maverick 17B Instruct (Meta, ECI 132.2, $0.321 / $0.91), Magistral Small (Mistral AI, ECI 133.2, $0.50 / $1.50), GPT-4.1 mini (OpenAI, ECI 135.0, $0.40 / $1.60) and QwQ 32B (Alibaba (Qwen), ECI 137.6, $0.66 / $1.00).