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DeepSeek V3 vs DeepSeek V3.1

DeepSeek V3.1 grades higher overall (68.7 against 47.5). DeepSeek V3.1 costs 8% less for the same work, and both read a 160K-token context.

DeepSeek V3

by DeepSeek · #51 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
160K
Input / 1M
$0.32
Output / 1M
$0.89

DeepSeek V3.1

by DeepSeek · #31 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
160K
Input / 1M
$0.25
Output / 1M
$0.95

Better overall

DeepSeek V3.1

Grade 47.5 vs 68.7

Cheaper

DeepSeek V3.1

8% less, $0.42 vs $0.46 blended

Larger context

Same

160K vs 160K tokens

SWE-bench Verified

DeepSeek V3.1

42% vs 66%

Head to head

Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.

LMArena TextElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
Aider Polyglot% of exercises solved · Aider (aider.chat) · Aug 21, 2025
SWE-bench Verified% of issues resolved · SWE-bench · Aug 21, 2025 · reference
DeepSeek V3.1DeepSeek V3.1: 66%v
LiveCodeBenchpass@1, % · LiveCodeBench · Aug 21, 2025 · reference

DeepSeek V3DeepSeek V3.1v = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.

What it costs you

Drag to match your monthly usage.

DeepSeek V3$99.60 /month
DeepSeek V3.1$88.00 /month

DeepSeek V3.1 saves you $11.60 a month at this usage, $139 a year.

At a glance

AttributeDeepSeek V3DeepSeek V3.1
Made byDeepSeekDeepSeek
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeGood · 47.5Strong · 68.7
Overall rank#51 of 67#31 of 67
Input price$0.32 per 1M$0.25 per 1M
Output price$0.89 per 1M$0.95 per 1M
Context window163,840 tokens163,840 tokens
Reasoning levelsNoYes
Reads imagesNoNo
Model IDdeepseek-v3deepseek-v3.1

Try both with one key

Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.

Get your API key
# Ask either model the same thing
curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model": "deepseek-v3", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "deepseek-v3.1", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3 or DeepSeek V3.1 better?

DeepSeek V3.1 grades 68.7 against 47.5 for DeepSeek V3, from public benchmarks.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 or DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek V3.1: $0.25 in and $0.95 out per million tokens, against $0.32 and $0.89 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

Neither: both take 163,840 tokens.

Can I use both with one API key?

Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.

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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), Aider (aider.chat), SWE-bench, LiveCodeBench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.