Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 nano leads with 12.1% higher average benchmark score. GPT-5 nano offers 265.9K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3. GPT-5 nano is $0.92 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-5 nano supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GPT-5 nano is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3 was introduced as a major architectural advancement, developed with 671B mixture-of-experts parameters and trained on 14.8 trillion tokens. Built to be three times faster than V2 while maintaining open-source availability, it demonstrates competitive performance against frontier closed-source models and represents a significant leap in efficient large-scale model design.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Nano was developed as the most compact variant in the GPT-5 family, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments and edge computing scenarios. Built to bring next-generation AI capabilities to devices and applications where latency and efficiency are paramount, it distills GPT-5 innovations into a minimal footprint.
7 months newer

DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek
2024-12-25

GPT-5 nano
OpenAI
2025-08-07
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-V3

GPT-5 nano
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3

GPT-5 nano
GPT-5 nano
2024-05-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek

GPT-5 nano

DeepSeek-V3

GPT-5 nano

DeepSeek-V3

GPT-5 nano
OpenAI
ZeroEval