DeepSeek V3

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Capability profile

Operator guidance

Exceptional price-to-performance ratio — one of the cheapest frontier-class models available. Route here when cost is the primary constraint and capability is still required. Available directly via DeepSeek API or on Replicate, Together AI.

Use cases

• Cost-optimised code generation and general reasoning
• RAG and retrieval pipelines where cost is primary constraint
• Open-weights deployment on own infrastructure

Limitations

• Chinese lab; some organisations have data-residency or compliance constraints
• Open weights means self-hosting cost must be factored for on-prem use
• Capability ratings are qualitative, not a single cited benchmark run

Citations

• DeepSeek-V3 technical report
• DeepSeek API pricing