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DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Phi 4

Updated October 21, 2026. 15 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace DeepSeek V3 0324 Replace Phi 4
DeepSeek V3 0324DeepSeek
Coding
No data
Overall
9.7
Output $/M
$1.07
15
Phi 4Microsoft
Coding
No data
Overall
5.9
Output $/M
$0.14
0
vs boards won of 15 shared

Decision reading

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

DeepSeek V3 0324 has the edge where the context window is larger, 164K against 16K tokens.

Model ADeepSeek V3 0324DeepSeekNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BPhi 4MicrosoftNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
15
DeepSeek V3 0324 only
20
Phi 4 only
30
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
DeepSeek V3 0324 not benchmarked, Phi 4 not benchmarked.
Widest category
Agentic work, 47.1 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: DeepSeek V3 0324 47.1% against Phi 4 0.0%, 47.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V3 0324 $1.07 against Phi 4 $0.14 per million output tokens, 7.6x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V3 0324 takes 164K tokens, Phi 4 16K.

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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryDeepSeek V3 0324BarsPhi 4Ties
Coding20
Intelligence10
Agentic work10
Reasoning30
Math40
Knowledge10
General30
All shared boards150
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index20
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
SWE-bench Verified42.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
AA Coding Index21.2Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)65.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)40.5%23.1%DeepSeek V3 0324
SciCode39.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)15.2%3.8%DeepSeek V3 0324
WeirdML36.1%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
LMArena Text: codingNot measured1231Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: software and ITNot measured1228Only Phi 4 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
AA Intelligence Index9.75.9DeepSeek V3 0324
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured130.5Only Phi 4 measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
AA Agentic Index0.8Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
τ²-Bench Telecom47.1%0.0%DeepSeek V3 0324
METR time horizons49.6%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
BALROGNot measured11.6%Only Phi 4 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
GPQA Diamond61.6%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)65.5%57.5%DeepSeek V3 0324
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.7%3.8%DeepSeek V3 0324
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)67.6%56.1%DeepSeek V3 0324
SimpleBench27.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
LMArena Text: hard promptsNot measured1220Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: expertNot measured1203Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in EnglishNot measured1230Only Phi 4 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
AIME52.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)88.6%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MGSM (Vals AI)91.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
AA Math Index41.018.0DeepSeek V3 0324
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)41.0%18.0%DeepSeek V3 0324
OTIS Mock AIME37.8%13.8%DeepSeek V3 0324
MATH level 575.5%64.9%DeepSeek V3 0324
LMArena Text: mathNot measured1246Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1254Only Phi 4 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
MMLU Pro79.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)77.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)54.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)71.1%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MedQA (Vals AI)82.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)81.9%71.4%DeepSeek V3 0324
MMLUNot measured84.8%Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: scienceNot measured1206Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcareNot measured1202Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: legal and governmentNot measured1241Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: business and financeNot measured1199Only Phi 4 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
IFBench41.0%23.5%DeepSeek V3 0324
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)40.7%0.0%DeepSeek V3 0324
DTBench64.8%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
LMCA15.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Fiction.LiveBench50.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3 0324 measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)77.0%62.6%DeepSeek V3 0324
LMArena TextNot measured1217Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: instruction followingNot measured1201Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: creative writingNot measured1181Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: EnglishNot measured1231Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: non-EnglishNot measured1197Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1212Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1222Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1158Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1151Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1224Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1234Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: RussianNot measured1209Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turnNot measured1206Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: longer queriesNot measured1217Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: writing and languageNot measured1198Only Phi 4 measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and mediaNot measured1162Only Phi 4 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3 0324Phi 4Leader
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$0.0008Fits in one request
Phi 4$0.0001Fits in one request

Phi 4 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V3 0324$0.017Fits in one request
Phi 4$0.0039Exceeds the context window

Phi 4 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V3 0324$0.065Exceeds the context window
Phi 4$0.015Exceeds the context window

Phi 4 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.

Specifications of DeepSeek V3 0324 and Phi 4
SpecificationDeepSeek V3 0324Microsoft Phi 4
MakerDeepSeekMicrosoft
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedMarch 24, 2025January 10, 2025
Context window164K16K
Input $/Mtok$0.27$0.07
Output $/Mtok$1.07$0.14
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3 0324 better than Phi 4 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. DeepSeek V3 0324 has the edge where the context window is larger, 164K against 16K tokens.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 0324 or Phi 4?

DeepSeek V3 0324 costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $1.07 per million output tokens; Phi 4 costs $0.07 and $0.14. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3 0324 or Phi 4?

DeepSeek V3 0324, with 164K tokens against 16K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3 0324 vs Phi 4 comparison based on?

15 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V3 0324's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Phi 4's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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