DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 from deepseek is designed for handling text inputs with an extensive context length of 163840 tokens and supports tools integration, making it suitable for complex tasks that require external data access. However, it does not support reasoning or structured output, limiting its capabilities in scenarios requiring logical inference or formatted responses. For those needing a robust model to process large text inputs and integrate tools at a competitive price point of $0.2002 per million input tokens and $0.8001 per million output tokens, DeepSeek V3 is worth considering. With a blended benchmark score of 78.9 across four independent benchmarks, it offers reliable performance but may not be the best choice for applications requiring advanced reasoning or structured outputs.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 78.9 across 4 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-07-23. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | code editing across languages | 70.2 |
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 73.1 |
| AI Index Coding | software engineering tasks | 97.9 |
| AI Index Agentic | multi-step tool-using tasks | 60.0 |
- 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 $0.20/M input and $0.80/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 | $0.14 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $2.60 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #14 | JSON ExtractionData · of 25 ranked | 144 |
| #16 | Function / Tool CallingAgents · of 25 ranked | 149 |
| #24 | Dataset AnnotationResearch · of 25 ranked | 138 |
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Quick answers
- How much does DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 cost?
- $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.80 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.