DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) vs GPT-5
Compare DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) by DeepSeek against GPT-5 by OpenAI, context windows of 128K vs 400K, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5 has the edge — newer, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is 36x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
Input
$0.14
8.9× cheaper
Output
$0.28
36× cheaper
GPT-5
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 8.9× input, 36× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
34%
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 25.6x more emoji
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
GPT-5
58%Vocabulary65%
18wSentence Length13w
0.73Hedging0.20
7.5Bold0.2
7.6Lists4.6
0.26Emoji0.00
1.60Headings0.16
0.08Transitions0.03
Based on 16 + 16 text responses
Research
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