DeepSeekOpen weightsMarch 25, 2025

DeepSeek V3 0324

Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis

Source:Artificial Analysis scrapeType:Open weights
Intelligence
15

score

DeepSeek V3 0324 scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average …

vs class avg: 17

Input Price
$1.19

/ 1M tokens

DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $1.19 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.60) and $1. …

Output Price
$1.25

/ 1M tokens

DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $1.19 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.60) and $1. …

Speed
not provided

This profile does not provide this metric.

Latency
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Decision Overview

Ethen's intelligence-driven routing assessment for this model

Overall verdict

Capable everyday model

Good for routine tasks; route complex reasoning and premium workloads to stronger models.

Best for

  • Routine Q&A
  • Content summarization
  • Classification
  • Light coding
  • High-value tasks where quality outweighs cost

Weak or unsuitable

  • Complex reasoning
  • Agentic workflows
  • Research-grade analysis
  • Routine high-volume generation
  • Simple extraction or labeling

Routing recommendation

1

Cheaper routes for predictable extraction, labeling, or summarization

2

Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts

Cost pressure

Premium pricing — $1.19 / M input, $1.25 / M output. Use cheaper routes for repetitive or low-risk work.

Model-fit matrix

Use this model where capability pays for itself; route away where volume, latency, or budget dominate.

Use caseFitReasonRouting note
Complex reasoning & agentic workflowsModerateIntelligence score 15 handles routine reasoning but may struggle with open-ended agentic tasks.Route simpler sub-tasks here; keep hard reasoning on a stronger model.
Cost-sensitive pipelinesStrongOutput pricing at $1.25 is reasonable for moderate volume.Suitable for production; review costs as volume grows.

Cost pressure

High

Pricing is premium — input $1.19, output $1.25. This model is expensive for high-volume or output-heavy workloads.

Cheaper substitutes

  • Lower-cost models for repetitive or high-volume work
  • Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts

Route away when

  • Output-heavy tasks
  • High-frequency chat at scale
  • Simple queries that cheaper models handle well

Highlights

Key benchmark results at a glance.

Intelligence

Intelligence position

Open section

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

DeepSeek V3 0324 scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 17).

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkNemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 UltraGrok 4.3 (high): 3838xGrok 4.3 (high)gpt-oss-120b (high): 2424AIgpt-oss-120b (high)DeepSeek V3 0324: 1515DDeepSeek V3 0324

Speed

Speed position

Open section

Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Higher throughput supports faster interactive use.

088175263350gpt-oss-120b (high): 316316AIgpt-oss-120b (high)Nemotron 3 Ultra: 248248NNemotron 3 UltraGLM-5.2 (max): 216216?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 192192GGemini 3.5 FlashGrok 4.3 (high): 164164xGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: 9595?MiniMax-M3GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 8888AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Kimi K2.6: 7676KKimi K2.6DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 7272DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 7171AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…

Context, Cost & Pricing

Price/value position

Open section

Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Pricing is premium — input $1.19, output $1.25. This model is expensive for high-volume or output-heavy workloads.

$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): $0.04$0.04DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)gpt-oss-120b (high): $0.06$0.06AIgpt-oss-120b (high)MiniMax-M3: $0.12$0.12?MiniMax-M3Grok 4.3 (high): $0.14$0.14xGrok 4.3 (high)DeepSeek V3 0324: $0.19$0.19DDeepSeek V3 0324Nemotron 3 Ultra: $0.24$0.24NNemotron 3 UltraKimi K2.6: $0.35$0.35KKimi K2.6GLM-5.2 (max): $0.37$0.37?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: $0.59$0.59GGemini 3.5 FlashGPT-5.5 (xhigh): $0.86$0.86AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): $2.75$2.75AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…

Intelligence & Quality

Benchmark scores and quality indices measuring model capability.

AA-Omniscience Index

AA-Omniscience Index (higher is better) measures knowledge reliability and hallucination. It rewards correct answers, penalizes hallucinations, and has no penalty for refusing to answer. Scores range from -100 to 100, where 0 means as many correct as incorrect answers, and negative scores mean more incorrect than correct. · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

-40-200204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 4040AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…Gemini 3.5 Flash: 2323GGemini 3.5 FlashGPT-5.5 (xhigh): 2020AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Grok 4.3 (high): 1818xGrok 4.3 (high)Kimi K2.6: 6.46.4KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4.14.1?Muse SparkGLM-5.2 (max): 44?GLM-5.2 (max)MiniMax-M3: 1.41.4?MiniMax-M3Nemotron 3 Ultra: -0.8-0.8NNemotron 3 UltraDeepSeek V4 Pro (max): -10-10DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)DeepSeek V3 0324: -37.6-37.6DDeepSeek V3 0324

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkNemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 UltraGrok 4.3 (high): 3838xGrok 4.3 (high)DeepSeek V3 0324: 1515DDeepSeek V3 0324

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkNemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 UltraGrok 4.3 (high): 3838xGrok 4.3 (high)DeepSeek V3 0324: 1515DDeepSeek V3 0324

Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score

Openness Index assesses model openness on a 0 to 100 normalized scale (higher is more open) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

050100Nemotron 3 Ultra: 8383NNemotron 3 UltraMiMo-V2-Flash: 5353?MiMo-V2-FlashDeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 5050DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)GLM-5.2 (max): 4444?GLM-5.2 (max)gpt-oss-120b (high): 3939AIgpt-oss-120b (high)Mistral Large 3: 3939MiMistral Large 3Kimi K2.6: 3333KKimi K2.6MiniMax-M3: 3333?MiniMax-M3Llama 4 Maverick: 2828MLlama 4 Maverick

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkNemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 UltraGrok 4.3 (high): 3838xGrok 4.3 (high)DeepSeek V3 0324: 1515DDeepSeek V3 0324

Speed & Throughput

Output tokens per second and generation throughput.

Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

088175263350gpt-oss-120b (high): 316316AIgpt-oss-120b (high)Nemotron 3 Ultra: 248248NNemotron 3 UltraGLM-5.2 (max): 216216?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 192192GGemini 3.5 FlashGrok 4.3 (high): 164164xGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: 9595?MiniMax-M3GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 8888AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Kimi K2.6: 7676KKimi K2.6DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 7272DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 7171AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…

Context, Cost & Pricing

Context window size, cost per task, and token pricing.

Context Window

Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

0250k500k750k1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 1M1MGGemini 3.5 FlashClaude Fable 5 (with fallback): 1M1MAClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GLM-5.2 (max): 1M1M?GLM-5.2 (max)DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 1M1MDDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Grok 4.3 (high): 1M1MxGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: 1M1M?MiniMax-M3Llama 4 Maverick: 1M1MMLlama 4 MaverickGPT-5.5 (xhigh): 922k922kAIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Nemotron 3 Ultra: 262k262kNNemotron 3 UltraMuse Spark: 262k262k?Muse SparkDeepSeek V3 0324: 128k128kDDeepSeek V3 0324

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

00.51Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 0.40.4AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 0.10.1AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 0.10.1GGemini 3.5 FlashGLM-5.2 (max): 00?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: 00KKimi K2.6Nemotron 3 Ultra: 00NNemotron 3 UltraMiniMax-M3: 00?MiniMax-M3Grok 4.3 (high): 00xGrok 4.3 (high)MiMo-V2-Flash: 00?MiMo-V2-FlashDeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 00DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)DeepSeek V3 0324: 00DDeepSeek V3 0324

Cost per Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): $2.75$2.75AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): $0.86$0.86AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Gemini 3.5 Flash: $0.59$0.59GGemini 3.5 FlashGLM-5.2 (max): $0.37$0.37?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: $0.35$0.35KKimi K2.6Nemotron 3 Ultra: $0.24$0.24NNemotron 3 UltraDeepSeek V3 0324: $0.19$0.19DDeepSeek V3 0324Grok 4.3 (high): $0.14$0.14xGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: $0.12$0.12?MiniMax-M3gpt-oss-120b (high): $0.06$0.06AIgpt-oss-120b (high)

Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

0200400600Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 508508AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 132132AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 114114GGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 Ultra: 3434NNemotron 3 UltraGLM-5.2 (max): 3333?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: 2525KKimi K2.6MiniMax-M3: 1515?MiniMax-M3Grok 4.3 (high): 1313xGrok 4.3 (high)MiMo-V2-Flash: 1111?MiMo-V2-FlashMistral Large 3: 8.48.4MiMistral Large 3DeepSeek V3 0324: 5.75.7DDeepSeek V3 0324

Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output

Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

0250k500k750k1MClaude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6161AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 3636AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 1111GGemini 3.5 FlashGLM-5.2 (max): 6.16.1?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: 5.15.1KKimi K2.6Grok 4.3 (high): 44xGrok 4.3 (high)DeepSeek V3 0324: 3.63.6DDeepSeek V3 0324Nemotron 3 Ultra: 3.63.6NNemotron 3 UltraMistral Large 3: 22MiMistral Large 3MiniMax-M3: 1.61.6?MiniMax-M3cache Hitinputoutput

Architecture & Scale

Model size, parameters, and architectural details.

Model Size: Total and Active Parameters

Comparison between total model parameters and parameters active during inference · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

0250k500k750k1MDeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 1.6k1.6kDDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 1k1kKKimi K2.6GLM-5.2 (max): 753753?GLM-5.2 (max)Mistral Large 3: 675675MiMistral Large 3DeepSeek V3 0324: 671671DDeepSeek V3 0324DeepSeek V3 (Dec): 671671DDeepSeek V3 (Dec)Nemotron 3 Ultra: 550550NNemotron 3 UltraMiniMax-M3: 428428?MiniMax-M3Llama 4 Maverick: 402402MLlama 4 MaverickMiMo-V2-Flash: 309309?MiMo-V2-Flashpassive Paramsactive Params

Additional Benchmarks

Further benchmark and comparison data.

Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average number of output tokens used to run one task in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Source and methodology are summarized below

Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.

0100002000030000MiMo-V2-Flash: 2707527075?MiMo-V2-FlashMiniMax-M3: 1162311623?MiniMax-M3Gemini 3.5 Flash: 98199819GGemini 3.5 FlashNemotron 3 Ultra: 77977797NNemotron 3 UltraClaude Fable 5 (with fallback): 76967696AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…gpt-oss-120b (high): 75717571AIgpt-oss-120b (high)DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 72437243DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)GLM-5.2 (max): 60896089?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: 53985398KKimi K2.6Grok 4.3 (high): 40324032xGrok 4.3 (high)DeepSeek V3 0324: 26702670DDeepSeek V3 0324

Specifications

Technical Specifications

DeepSeek V3 0324 scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 17). DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $1.19 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.60) and $1.25 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $2.40), based on the median across providers serving the model.

DeepSeek V3 0324

Model type
Open weights
Reasoning
No
Input modalities
DeepSeek V3 0324 supports text input.
Output modalities
DeepSeek V3 0324 supports text output.
Context window
130k tokens
Open weights / source
Yes, DeepSeek V3 0324 is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
Parameters
DeepSeek V3 0324 has 671 billion parameters (37 billion active).
Active parameters
DeepSeek V3 0324 is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 671 billion total parameters, but only 37 billion active parameters are used during inference.
License
DeepSeek V3 0324 is released under the MIT license. This license allows commercial use.
API availability
Yes, DeepSeek V3 0324 is available via API through 6 providers.

Methodology & Provenance

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