DeepSeek V3 0324 vs R1 0528
R1 0528 leads DeepSeek V3 0324 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 13.1 to 9.7, and DeepSeek V3 0324 costs 2.0x less per output token ($1.07 vs $2.18 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 19 benchmarks have a result for both.
DeepSeek V3 0324 or R1 0528: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick DeepSeek V3 0324 for output tokens 2.0x cheaper ($1.07 vs $2.18 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 19
- DeepSeek V3 0324 only
- 16
- R1 0528 only
- 41
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
R1 0528
R1 0528 leads, 13.1 against 9.7.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V3 0324 has a AA Agentic Index result, 0.8.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only DeepSeek V3 0324 has a GPQA Diamond result, 61.6%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only DeepSeek V3 0324 has a AIME result, 52.2%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only DeepSeek V3 0324 has a MMLU Pro result, 79.5%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only R1 0528 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1149.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 164K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V3 0324
DeepSeek V3 0324 $0.0008, R1 0528 $0.0016 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V3 0324 not benchmarked, R1 0528 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Math, 29.9 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run): DeepSeek V3 0324 40.5% against R1 0528 77.0%, 36.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V3 0324 $1.07 against R1 0528 $2.18 per million output tokens, 2.0x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 164K tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | DeepSeek V3 0324 | Bars | R1 0528 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 3 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 4 | ||
| Math | 0 | 4 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 1 | ||
| General | 1 | 3 | ||
| All shared boards | 2 | 17 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | Not measured | 71.4% | Only R1 0528 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 21.2 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 65.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 40.5% | 77.0% | R1 0528 |
| SciCode | 39.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 15.2% | 15.9% | R1 0528 |
| WeirdML | 36.1% | 41.6% | R1 0528 |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 804.1 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1427 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1435 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 9.7 | 13.1 | R1 0528 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 0.8 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 47.1% | 36.5% | DeepSeek V3 0324 |
| METR time horizons | 49.6% | 53.8% | R1 0528 |
| DeepResearch Bench | Not measured | 35.1% | Only R1 0528 measured |
| BrowseComp-Plus | Not measured | 16.4% | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 61.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 65.5% | 81.3% | R1 0528 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.7% | 15.8% | R1 0528 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 67.6% | 76.3% | R1 0528 |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 21.2% | Only R1 0528 measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 1.1% | Only R1 0528 measured |
| SimpleBench | 27.2% | 40.8% | R1 0528 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1415 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1394 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1422 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 52.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 88.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 91.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| AA Math Index | 41.0 | 76.0 | R1 0528 |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 41.0% | 76.0% | R1 0528 |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 37.8% | 66.4% | R1 0528 |
| MATH level 5 | 75.5% | 96.6% | R1 0528 |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1400 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1415 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 79.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 77.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 54.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 71.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 82.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 81.9% | 84.9% | R1 0528 |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1430 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1445 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1419 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1402 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1149 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1100 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1097 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1182 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1110 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1138 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1038 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index13
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 41.0% | 39.6% | DeepSeek V3 0324 |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 40.7% | 55.7% | R1 0528 |
| DTBench | 64.8% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| LMCA | 15.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 50.0% | 75.0% | R1 0528 |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 77.0% | 81.9% | R1 0528 |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1428 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1382 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1405 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1437 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1412 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1442 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1404 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1391 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1360 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1417 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1411 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1423 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1428 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1405 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1391 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1402 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1400 | Only R1 0528 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V3 0324 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
DeepSeek V3 0324 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
DeepSeek V3 0324 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | DeepSeek V3 0324 | DeepSeek R1 0528 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | March 24, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
| Context window | 164K | 164K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.27 | $0.50 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.07 | $2.18 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V3 0324 better than R1 0528 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V3 0324 for output tokens 2.0x cheaper ($1.07 vs $2.18 per million) and work measured by LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 0324 or R1 0528?
DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $1.07 per million output tokens; R1 0528 costs $0.50 and $2.18. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3 0324 or R1 0528?
Neither: both take 164K tokens.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3 0324 vs R1 0528 comparison based on?
19 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V3 0324's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and R1 0528's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.