DeepSeek V3 0324
DeepSeek V3 0324 by DeepSeek is an update to DeepSeek V3 with identical architecture and improved post-training for reasoning, coding, and function calling.
Model Overview
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DeepSeek V3 0324 - Post-Training-Updated Checkpoint of DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 0324 is an update to DeepSeek V3, released as an open-weight checkpoint with the same underlying model structure as the original V3. The defining change is an improved post-training pipeline that draws on RL techniques from DeepSeek R1, producing measurable gains in reasoning, coding, front-end web development, and function calling without any architectural modification.
Architecture
Officially documented as identical in model structure to DeepSeek V3: a Mixture-of-Experts model using Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA), DeepSeekMoE, auxiliary-loss-free load balancing, and Multi-Token Prediction (MTP). No structural changes were introduced in this update.
Post-Training Changes
The officially documented improvements over DeepSeek V3 are:
- Reasoning: Post-training pipeline updated drawing on R1 RL techniques
- Coding: Improved accuracy in code generation; more aesthetically refined front-end web and game output
- Chinese writing: Style and content quality aligned with R1 writing style; improved medium-to-long-form writing
- Function Calling: Increased accuracy; fixes to issues present in the previous V3 version
- Translation and multi-turn rewriting: Optimized quality.
Benchmark Performance
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Accuracy & Capability Details
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| Model Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Info | |||
| Provider | DeepSeek | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Release Date | March 25, 2025 | September 22, 2026 | September 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge Cutoff | Jul 2024 | - | Jun 2026 |
| Context & Limits | |||
| Context Window | 164K | 1M Best Context Window | 1M Best Context Window |
| Pricing (per 1M tokens) | |||
| Input Pricing | $0.24 Best Input Pricing | $4 | $2 |
| Output Pricing | $0.90 Best Output Pricing | $20 | $10 |
| Modalities | |||
| Inputs | text | textimagefile | textimagefile |
| Outputs | text | text | text |
| Benchmarks (0-100) | |||
| Intelligence Index | 9.7 | 57.6 Best Intelligence Index | 56.0 |
| Coding Index | 21.2 | - | - |
| Agentic Index | 0.8 | - | - |
Humanity's Last Exam
Extremely difficult logical reasoning and knowledge.
Long Context Reasoning
Logical reasoning over long context windows.
SciCode Benchmark
Scientific coding and mathematical modeling.
Independent evaluation data provided by Artificial Analysis. To view the latest benchmarks and full details, visit their official site.
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