DeepSeek AIOpen-weight·66K context·671B params·DeepSeek License v1.0

DeepSeek V3deepseek/deepseek-v3

Name: DeepSeek V3 API
Brand: DeepSeek AI
Availability: InStock

DeepSeek V3 is a 671B-parameter MoE language model with strong reasoning and coding performance at prices roughly 1/10 of frontier US models. Open-weights released under DeepSeek License v1.0; OpenAI-compatible official API available globally.

Cheapest blended:$0.48 / 1M tokenson DeepSeek · 2 providers listed

Pricing across providers

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Provider	Input /1M	Output /1M	Blended /1M	Latency p50	Format	Freshness	Action
DeepSeek deepseek-chat	$0.27	$1.10	$0.48	480ms	OpenAI-compatible	Verified 3d ago	Try →
Together.ai deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3	$1.25	$1.25	$1.25	210ms	OpenAI-compatible	Verified 3d ago	Try →

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Works with

Point any of these clients at a hosting's base URL — they all speak at least one of this model's endpoint protocols (OPENAI_COMPATIBLE).

Capabilities

reasoning
coding
tool_use
long_context
multilingual

Languages: en, zh, ja, ko, es, fr, de, ru

Benchmarks

MMLU5-shot · official · source
88.7%
HumanEval0-shot pass@1 · official · source
82.5%

Code samples

Example using DeepSeek — the cheapest hosting for this model as of last verification. Swap base_url and model to use a different provider from the matrix above.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://api.deepseek.com/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek-chat",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Technical specs

Context: 66K
Max output: 8K
Parameters: 671B
Release: 2024-12-26
Training cutoff: 2024-07-01
License: DeepSeek License v1.0

Paper →Hugging Face →Official blog →

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Frequently asked

How much does DeepSeek V3 cost?+

The cheapest public hosting is $0.48 per 1M blended tokens on DeepSeek. 2 total providers are listed above with per-input / per-output / cached pricing.

How do I access DeepSeek V3 from outside China?+

All hostings listed above support global access. The official API (e.g. api.deepseek.com, dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com) accepts international credit cards and does not require a Chinese mobile number. For privacy-sensitive workloads, third-party aggregators like Together.ai host the model on US/EU infrastructure.

Is DeepSeek V3 open-source? Can I fine-tune it?+

Yes. DeepSeek V3 is open-weight under the DeepSeek License v1.0 license. Weights are available on Hugging Face for local inference, fine-tuning, and commercial use (see license for specific terms).

Is DeepSeek V3 OpenAI-compatible?+

Most listed hostings expose an OpenAI-compatible API, so you can point an existing openai SDK client at the Provider's base_url and use the Provider's model name. See the Code Samples above for a copy-pasteable example.

What's the maximum context window for DeepSeek V3?+

The model supports up to 65,536 tokens of context (input + output). Some hosted versions may impose a smaller limit — check the "Context" column in the pricing matrix for each provider.