DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper than Mercury 2 at $0.14/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.14/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.28/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 1.8× input, 2.7× output
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 3.1x more emoji
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper than Mercury 2 at $0.14/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.14/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.28/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 1.8× input, 2.7× output
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 3.1x more emoji