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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Benchmark Advantage
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Context Window
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Speed
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusPhi-3 Medium 128K Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3.1 TerminusPhi-3 Medium 128K Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekMicrosoft
ReleasedSep 2025Unknown

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus Modalities

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Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus has cheaper input pricing at $0.21/M tokens. DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus has cheaper output pricing at $0.79/M tokens.
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus has a 163,840 token context window, while Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window.
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus does not support vision. Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct does not support vision.