DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

deepseek · Released Dec 26, 2024 Professional
Intelligence #14 / 590
82.0 Our Score
AA Index #183 / 385
14.2 Artificial Analysis
Input #299 / 592
$0.200 per 1M tokens
Output #312 / 592
$0.800 per 1M tokens
Context #245 / 592
131,072 tokens

Analysis Summary

DeepSeek V3 is a capable general-purpose model with a coding index of 23 and agentic index of 14.8, supported by tool use and function calling. Its MMLU-Pro score of 0.752 and GPQA of 0.557 indicate solid broad knowledge, and the 128K context window supports longer document workflows. Pricing is very competitive at $0.20 input and $0.80 output per million tokens.

For businesses, V3 suits structured content generation, code assistance, and tool-augmented workflows where cost efficiency matters. Its long-context retrieval score is modest, and the agentic index is not competitive with top-tier models, so complex multi-step agent pipelines may underperform. A -4 point regional penalty applies given the provider's limited enterprise adoption.

At this price point with tool use included, V3 is a practical choice for teams running high-volume coding or content tasks where frontier-level reasoning is not required.

Assessed June 30, 2026

Editorial notes

DeepSeek V3 offers strong coding and instruction-following with tool use and function calling, a 128K context window, and competitive pricing, though its intelligence index reflects a mid-tier position in the current landscape.

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Performance Profile

Intelligence2.8Technical3.1Value7.8Content3.6
Intelligence 2.8/10
Technical 3.1/10
Content 3.6/10
Value 7.8/10

How DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 compares

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 ranks #183 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #76 of 139 for coding, #224 of 293 for agentic tasks. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 59% of the models we list. At $0.20 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 49% of comparable models.

About DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek-V3 is the latest model from the DeepSeek team, building upon the instruction following and coding abilities of the previous versions. Pre-trained on nearly 15 trillion tokens, the reported evaluations..

Capabilities

Tool Use Function Calling

Performance Indices

Source: Artificial Analysis

14.2 Intelligence Index
23 Coding Index
14.8 Agentic Index
26 Math Index

Benchmark Scores

Intelligence

GPQA Diamond 55.7% Graduate-level scientific reasoning
HLE 3.6% Humanity's Last Exam
MMLU Pro 75.2% Multi-task language understanding
MATH 500 88.7% Mathematical problem-solving
AIME 25.3% Competition mathematics
AIME 2025 26% Competition mathematics (2025)
SciCode 35.4% Scientific computing

Technical

LiveCodeBench 35.9% Live coding evaluation
TerminalBench Hard 6.8% Agentic terminal tasks
τ²-Bench 22.8% Conversational agent benchmark

Content

IFBench 34.8% Instruction following
LCR 29% Long-context reasoning

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face

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Model Information

OpenRouter ID deepseek/deepseek-chat
Providerdeepseek
Model FamilyDeepSeek
Release Date December 26, 2024
Context Length131,072 tokens
Max Completion16,000 tokens
Status Active

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.20 $0.000200
Output $0.80 $0.000800

Live Performance

Live endpoint metrics, refreshed every 30 minutes.

99.8%
Avg Uptime
436ms
Best Latency (TTFT)
32 tok/s
Best Throughput
3/3
Active Endpoints
Available via: StreamLake, DeepInfra, Novita

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Frequently asked questions about DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

How much does DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 cost?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).

Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 good for coding?

On our coding benchmark index, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 ranks #76 of 139 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.

What can DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 do?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 supports tool use and function calling.

Who created DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 is developed by DeepSeek and was released on December 26, 2024.