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Deepseek
Deepseek
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OpenAI
OpenAI

DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-4o

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window

GPT-4o wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
DeepSeek V3
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-4o
Context Window
DeepSeek V3
Speed
GPT-4o

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3GPT-4oWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.30$2.50 DeepSeek V3
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.20$10.00 DeepSeek V3
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$1250000.00 GPT-4o
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, DeepSeek V3 is 88% cheaper overall.

DeepSeek V3 Providers

DeepSeek $0.01 (Cheapest)
Chutes $0.30
OpenRouter $0.30
DeepInfra $0.32
Novita $0.40

GPT-4o Providers

OpenAI $2.50 (Cheapest)
Vercel $2.50 (Cheapest)
OpenRouter $2.50 (Cheapest)
Azure $2.50 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

5
Benchmarks Compared
0
DeepSeek V3 Wins
1
GPT-4o Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkDeepSeek V3GPT-4oWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-15.6-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-52.1-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-31.7-
Aider
Real-world code editing
48.474.4
AIME
Competition math
-11.7-
GPT-4o wins 1 out of 5 benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

DeepSeek V3
163,840
tokens
Max output: 163,840 tokens
GPT-4o
128,000
tokens
Max output: 16,384 tokens
DeepSeek V3 has a 22% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricDeepSeek V3GPT-4oWinner
Tokens/secondN/A77.3 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A0.51s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3GPT-4o
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3GPT-4o
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorDeepseekOpenAI
ReleasedDec 2024May 2024

DeepSeek V3 Modalities

Input
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Output
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GPT-4o Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek V3 has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. DeepSeek V3 has cheaper output pricing at $1.20/M tokens.
DeepSeek V3 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of N/A, compared to GPT-4o's score of N/A.
DeepSeek V3 has a 163,840 token context window, while GPT-4o has a 128,000 token context window.
DeepSeek V3 does not support vision. GPT-4o supports vision.