DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) vs OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Compare DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) by DeepSeek against OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra by OpenAI, context windows of 128K vs 1.1M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is 54x 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
18× cheaper
Output
$0.28
54× cheaper
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Input
$2.50
Output
$15.00
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 18× input, 54× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
49%
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 25.6x more emoji
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
58%Vocabulary57%
18wSentence Length18w
0.73Hedging0.85
7.5Bold2.8
7.6Lists4.6
0.26Emoji0.00
1.60Headings1.12
0.08Transitions0.06
Based on 16 + 27 text responses
Research
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