DeepSeek V3.1 vs DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
Compare DeepSeek V3.1 and DeepSeek V3 (March 2024), both from DeepSeek, context windows of 164K vs 128K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.1
Input
$0.20
Output
$0.80
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
Input
$0.14
1.4× cheaper
Output
$0.28
2.9× cheaper
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 1.4× input, 2.9× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
28%
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 10.9x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
53%Vocabulary58%
14wSentence Length18w
0.42Hedging0.73
4.0Bold7.5
3.6Lists7.6
0.02Emoji0.26
0.40Headings1.60
0.22Transitions0.08
Based on 23 + 16 text responses
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