DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 is a text-based AI model provided by vendor deepseek. It can handle input and output in the form of text, with a maximum context length of 163840 tokens and a limit of 16000 completion tokens per response. This model supports integration with tools but does not possess reasoning capabilities or structured output features. Its price point is $0.2574 per million input tokens and $1.0287 per million output tokens. With a blended benchmark score of 73.0 across two independent benchmarks, it may be worth considering for users looking for an affordable solution that has demonstrated some level of performance in text-based tasks, although further evaluation would be necessary to determine its suitability for specific needs.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 70.4 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-09-27. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | code editing across languages | 70.2 |
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 59.4 |
- Model ID
- deepseek/deepseek-chat
- Vendor
- deepseek
- Released
- December 2024
- Tokenizer
- DeepSeek
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 16,384 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.32/M input and $0.89/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.20 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $3.38 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $0.32 | $0.89 | 163,840 |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.26 | $1.03 | 163,840 |
| 2026-09-04 | $0.32 | $0.89 | 163,840 |
| 2026-07-31 | $0.26 | $1.03 | 163,840 |
| 2026-07-22 | $0.20 | $0.80 | 163,840 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.20 | $0.80 | 131,072 |
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Quick answers
- How much does DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 cost?
- $0.32 per million input tokens and $0.89 per million output tokens.
- What is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3's context window?
- 163,840 tokens, roughly 245 pages of text in a single request.
- Does DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output.
- Can DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.