DeepSeek V3 0324 vs GPT-5.5 Pro
DeepSeek V3 0324 costs 168.2x less per output token than GPT-5.5 Pro ($1.07 vs $180.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 3 benchmarks have a result for both.
DeepSeek V3 0324 or GPT-5.5 Pro: 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 168.2x cheaper ($1.07 vs $180.00 per million) and work measured by SimpleBench or DTBench, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 3
- DeepSeek V3 0324 only
- 32
- GPT-5.5 Pro only
- 6
- Like-for-like categories
- 2 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
No call
Only DeepSeek V3 0324 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 9.7.
Directional only
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
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-5.5 Pro
GPT-5.5 Pro takes 1.05M tokens against 164K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V3 0324
DeepSeek V3 0324 $0.0008, GPT-5.5 Pro $0.120 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V3 0324 not benchmarked, GPT-5.5 Pro not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Reasoning, 49.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- SimpleBench: DeepSeek V3 0324 27.2% against GPT-5.5 Pro 76.9%, 49.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V3 0324 $1.07 against GPT-5.5 Pro $180.00 per million output tokens, 168.2x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V3 0324 takes 164K tokens, GPT-5.5 Pro 1.05M.
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 | GPT-5.5 Pro | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 0 | 1 | ||
| General | 0 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 3 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| SciCode | 39.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 15.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| WeirdML | 36.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 32 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 9.7 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 162.9 | Only GPT-5.5 Pro measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 0.8 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 47.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| METR time horizons | 49.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 61.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 65.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 67.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 96.5% | Only GPT-5.5 Pro measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 84.6% | Only GPT-5.5 Pro measured |
| SimpleBench | 27.2% | 76.9% | GPT-5.5 Pro |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 62.0% | Only GPT-5.5 Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | 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 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 41.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 37.8% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 87.7% | Only GPT-5.5 Pro measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 78.0% | Only GPT-5.5 Pro measured |
| MATH level 5 | 75.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | 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% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 41.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 40.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| DTBench | 64.8% | 96.0% | GPT-5.5 Pro |
| LMCA | 15.5% | 53.9% | GPT-5.5 Pro |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 50.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 77.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 0324 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | GPT-5.5 Pro | 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 | OpenAI GPT-5.5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | March 24, 2025 | April 24, 2026 |
| Context window | 164K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.27 | $30.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.07 | $180.00 |
| 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 GPT-5.5 Pro for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V3 0324 for output tokens 168.2x cheaper ($1.07 vs $180.00 per million) and work measured by SimpleBench or DTBench, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 0324 or GPT-5.5 Pro?
DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $1.07 per million output tokens; GPT-5.5 Pro costs $30.00 and $180.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3 0324 or GPT-5.5 Pro?
GPT-5.5 Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 164K.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3 0324 vs GPT-5.5 Pro comparison based on?
3 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V3 0324's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and GPT-5.5 Pro's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.