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Released March 25, 2025Cutoff July 2024

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.

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Model Overview

Capabilities, design details, and architectural traits

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

Independent evaluations · Artificial Analysis

9.7%
Intelligence
21.2%
Coding Index
0.8%
Agentic Index

Accuracy & Capability Details

GPQA - Graduate Science65.5%
Humanity's Last Exam4.7%
SciCode - Scientific Coding39.0%
Instruction Following41.0%
Long Context Reasoning40.7%
τ²-Bench - Agentic Tasks47.1%
TerminalBench - System Control15.2%

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Model Details
General Info
ProviderDeepSeekAnthropicAnthropic
Release DateMarch 25, 2025September 22, 2026September 28, 2026
Knowledge CutoffJul 2024-Jun 2026
Context & Limits
Context Window164K
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
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Benchmarks (0-100)
Intelligence Index9.7
57.6
Best Intelligence Index
56.0
Coding Index21.2--
Agentic Index0.8--
DeepSeek V3 0324
Claude Opus 5.5
Claude Sonnet 5.5

Humanity's Last Exam

Extremely difficult logical reasoning and knowledge.

5%
DeepSeek V3 0324
Humanity's Last Exam
Score: 5%
DeepSeek V3 0324
61%
Claude Opus 5.5
Humanity's Last Exam
Score: 61%
Claude Opus 5.5
55%
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Humanity's Last Exam
Score: 55%
Claude Sonnet 5.5

Long Context Reasoning

Logical reasoning over long context windows.

41%
DeepSeek V3 0324
Long Context Reasoning
Score: 41%
DeepSeek V3 0324
85%
Claude Opus 5.5
Long Context Reasoning
Score: 85%
Claude Opus 5.5
83%
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Long Context Reasoning
Score: 83%
Claude Sonnet 5.5

SciCode Benchmark

Scientific coding and mathematical modeling.

39%
DeepSeek V3 0324
SciCode Benchmark
Score: 39%
DeepSeek V3 0324
67%
Claude Opus 5.5
SciCode Benchmark
Score: 67%
Claude Opus 5.5
61%
Claude Sonnet 5.5
SciCode Benchmark
Score: 61%
Claude Sonnet 5.5

Independent evaluation data provided by Artificial Analysis. To view the latest benchmarks and full details, visit their official site.

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