Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3.1 leads with 14.7% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-V3.1 offers 27.7K more tokens in context window than o3-mini. DeepSeek-V3.1 is $4.23 cheaper per million tokens. Overall, DeepSeek-V3.1 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.1 was developed as an incremental advancement over DeepSeek-V3, designed to refine the mixture-of-experts architecture with improved training techniques. Built to enhance quality and efficiency while maintaining the open-source philosophy, it represents continued iteration on DeepSeek's flagship model line.
OpenAI
o3-mini was created as an efficient variant of the o3 reasoning model, designed to provide advanced thinking capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make next-generation reasoning accessible to a broader range of applications, it balances analytical depth with practical speed and cost considerations.
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DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-01-10

o3-mini
OpenAI
2025-01-30
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-V3.1

o3-mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.1

o3-mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

DeepSeek-V3.1

o3-mini
o3-mini
2023-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepInfra
Novita

o3-mini

DeepSeek-V3.1

o3-mini

DeepSeek-V3.1

o3-mini
Azure
OpenAI