DeepSeekReleased on Dec 25, 2024

DeepSeek-V3: Benchmarks, Pricing & Size

DeepSeek-V3 is a language model from DeepSeek, released in December 2024.

A powerful Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model with 671B total parameters (37B activated per token). Features Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA), auxiliary-loss-free load balancing, and multi-token prediction training. Pre-trained on

Input
Text
Output
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Speed
Latency p95500ms
Throughput P95100char/s
Cost
$0.36/ 1M · 8:1 in:out
$0.27 in · $1.10 out

DeepSeek-V3 pricing

Providers

DeepSeek-V3 starts at $0.270 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens via DeepSeek.

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/MMax InputMax OutputLatency p95 sThroughput P95QuantInputOutput
DeepSeek logoDeepSeek
$0.270$1.10131.1K131.1K
0.50
100 c/s
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DeepSeek-V3 model size

DeepSeek-V3 has 671 billion parameters and was trained on 14.8 trillion tokens. See how it compares to other models in the same parameter range.

ParametersTraining tokens
671B
14.8Ttokens
22× tokens-to-params ratio
Frontier (200B+)
671B
1B7B70B405B

DeepSeek-V3 API

API access coming soon

DeepSeek-V3 will be available through our gateway shortly.

DeepSeek-V3 examples

Recent arena outputs from DeepSeek-V3, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

DeepSeek-V3 license

DeepSeek-V3 is released under the MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed) license, which restricts commercial use, has 671.0B parameters.

License
MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed)
Non-commercial
Parameters
671.0B

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V3.

When was DeepSeek-V3 released?

DeepSeek-V3 was released on December 25, 2024 by DeepSeek. This is the official DeepSeek-V3 release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is DeepSeek-V3 available via API?

Yes, DeepSeek-V3 is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details. It is served by 1 provider tracked on LLM Stats.

How big is DeepSeek-V3?

DeepSeek-V3 has 671 billion parameters. It was trained on 14.8 trillion tokens. It ships as an open-weight model, so you can download and run it on your own hardware.

Who created DeepSeek-V3?

DeepSeek-V3 was created by DeepSeek.

What is the license for DeepSeek-V3?

DeepSeek-V3 is released under the MIT + Model License (Commercial use allowed) license. This is an open-source / open-weight license that permits self-hosting.

Where can I use DeepSeek-V3?

DeepSeek-V3 is available through 1 provider including DeepSeek.

Where is the DeepSeek-V3 paper or technical report?

DeepSeek-V3 has a paper or technical report available at https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3/blob/main/DeepSeek_V3.pdf. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.