DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 from DeepSeek is designed for extensive text processing with a context length of 163,840 tokens and supports tools integration. However, it does not handle reasoning or produce structured output. This model excels in handling large volumes of text data, making it suitable for complex projects requiring significant input contexts. Given its benchmark blended score of 86.3 across four independent benchmarks, DeepSeek V3 is a strong contender, especially for tasks involving extensive textual data. Its pricing at $0.2574 per million input tokens and $1.0287 per million output tokens may be considered high but offers robust performance for its intended use cases.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 86.3 across 4 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | code editing across languages | 70.2 |
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 87.4 |
| AI Index Coding | software engineering tasks | 100.0 |
| AI Index Agentic | multi-step tool-using tasks | 81.8 |
- Model ID
- deepseek/deepseek-chat
- Vendor
- deepseek
- Released
- December 2024
- Tokenizer
- DeepSeek
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 16,000 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 $0.26/M input and $1.03/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.18 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $3.34 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Category rankings
Where DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 places across the 2 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #23 | Function / Tool CallingAgents · of 25 ranked | 153 |
| #25 | JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked | 145 |
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Quick answers
- How much does DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 cost?
- $0.26 per million input tokens and $1.03 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.