DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3
Analysis Summary
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 sits in the Efficient tier on our leaderboard, ranked #162 of 525 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.320 input and $0.890 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a standard large context window and supports tool use and function calling.
Editorial notes
DeepSeek V3 is a highly cost-effective model with strong coding and maths performance relative to its price, making it one of the better value propositions for technical business tasks. Businesses should note that provider accessibility may vary depending on their region and compliance requirements.
Assessed April 23, 2026
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Performance Profile
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..
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Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.32 | $0.000320 |
| Output | $0.89 | $0.000890 |
Live Performance
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