DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) vs OpenAI o4-mini
Compare DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) by DeepSeek against OpenAI o4-mini by OpenAI, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
OpenAI o4-mini
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 16x 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
7.9× cheaper
Output
$0.28
16× cheaper
OpenAI o4-mini
Input
$1.10
Output
$4.40
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 7.9× input, 16× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
29%
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 748.9x more bold
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
OpenAI o4-mini
58%Vocabulary73%
18wSentence Length15w
0.73Hedging0.18
7.5Bold0.0
7.6Lists2.1
0.26Emoji0.00
1.60Headings0.00
0.08Transitions0.02
Based on 16 + 10 text responses
Research
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