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DeepSeek V3 0324 vs R1 0528
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Winner summary
R1 0528 wins on 2/2 benchmarks
R1 0528 wins 2 of 2 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · arena.
Category leads
coding·R1 0528arena·R1 0528
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V3 0324
#85 by perf·no signal
R1 0528
#69 by perf·no signal
Best value
DeepSeek V3 0324
2.2x better value than R1 0528
DeepSeek V3 0324
96.7 pts/$
$0.57/M
R1 0528
43.7 pts/$
$1.32/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Head to head
2 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V3 0324R1 0528
Aider polyglot
R1 0528 leads by +16.3
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
DeepSeek V3 0324
55.1
R1 0528
71.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
R1 0528 leads by +26.7
DeepSeek V3 0324
1395.5
R1 0528
1422.2
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 0324 | R1 0528 |
|---|---|---|
Aider polyglot Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework. | 55.1 | 71.4 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1395.5 | 1422.2 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.24 | $0.90 | 164K tokens (~82 books) | $4.05 | |
| $0.50 | $2.15 | 164K tokens (~82 books) | $9.13 |