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DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-5.4 Nano
69.6 overall · $0.463 / 1M
// deepseek
DeepSeek V3
deepseek/deepseek-chat
tool calling
DeepSeek V3 costs $0.320 per 1M input tokens and $0.890 per 1M output tokens with a 164K-token context window.
A tool-calling model from deepseek, released Dec 26, 2024. LiveBench hasn't published a run for it, so this page carries measured price and specs only — no benchmark numbers.
- Input / 1M
- $0.320
- Output / 1M
- $0.890
- Context
- 164K
- LiveBench overall
- Not evaluated
Specs and pricing
| Input price USD per 1M prompt tokens | $0.320 |
|---|---|
| Output price USD per 1M completion tokens, reasoning included | $0.890 |
| Blended price 3:1 input:output — #134 cheapest of 343 listed models | $0.462 |
| Cached input read Blank means not priced separately — not free | — |
| Cache write | — |
| Context window | 163,840 tokens |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens |
| Input modalities | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Extended reasoning | No |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 |
| Listed | Dec 26, 2024 |
What DeepSeek V3 costs to run
Monthly list cost across five workload shapes, using the published cached-input rate where there is one. A floor, not a quote — batch discounts and cache writes aren't included.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Support chatbot 1.2K in / 400 out × 200K requests | $148.00/mo |
| RAG assistant 8K in / 600 out × 100K requests | $309.40/mo |
| Coding agent 40K in / 4K out × 20K requests | $327.20/mo |
| Document extraction 20K in / 1.5K out × 50K requests | $386.75/mo |
| Bulk classification 500 in / 20 out × 5M requests | $889.00/mo |
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DeepSeek V3 FAQ
How much does DeepSeek V3 cost?
DeepSeek V3 lists at $0.320 per 1M input tokens and $0.890 per 1M output tokens. A RAG assistant handling 100K requests a month (8K tokens in, 600 out) comes to about $309.40 at list price.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V3?
DeepSeek V3 accepts up to 163,840 tokens of context and can return up to 16,384 output tokens per response.
Does DeepSeek V3 support tool calling?
Yes — DeepSeek V3 supports tool (function) calling. It accepts text input.
How does DeepSeek V3 score on benchmarks?
LiveBench has not published a run for DeepSeek V3 yet. Until it does, compare it on price and specs, or run your own evaluation on your own tasks.
What is the API model ID for DeepSeek V3?
On OpenRouter the model ID is "deepseek/deepseek-chat". It was listed on Dec 26, 2024.
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How these numbers are produced
- Price and specs — provider list data from OpenRouter, refreshed every 15 minutes. “Blended” is a 3:1 input:output mix.
- Scores and ranks — LiveBench release 2026-06-25. Ranks count only models that have a published run; a blank means “not evaluated”, never “bad”.
- Cost per point — the measured dollars LiveBench spent on the run, divided by the score it earned.
Published benchmarks rank models on someone else's tasks. Before committing, see LLM & agent evaluation for building an eval on your own.