DeepSeek R1 vs DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek vs DeepSeek — head-to-head specs and pricing.
Reasoning model — rivals o1/o3 at 20x lower cost
DeepSeek-R1 is an open reasoning model from DeepSeek. Excels at math, coding, and step-by-step logic. Outputs include visible chain-of-thought. WARNING: Per DeepSeek ToS, prompts may be used for model training and are processed on servers in China. Not recommended for sensitive workloads.
Open-weights reasoning champion, rock-bottom pricing.
DeepSeek V3 — exceptionally low per-token pricing (10x cheaper than GPT-5). WARNING: Per DeepSeek ToS, prompts and responses may be used for model training and are processed on servers in China. Not recommended for sensitive workloads (healthcare, legal, financial) or EU data-residency requirements. Use for cost-sensitive consumer workloads where privacy is not a hard constraint.
| Spec | DeepSeek R1 | DeepSeek V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Input cost / 1M tokens | $0.66 | $0.32 |
| Output cost / 1M tokens | $2.63 | $1.32 |
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output tokens | 8,192 | — |
| Streaming support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool calling | — | ✓ |
| Vision input | — | — |
| JSON mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Status | ACTIVE | ACTIVE |
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