Celeris-1 vs DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
Which is better for the money: Celeris-1 by Celeris or DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) by DeepSeek? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Celeris-1: 34.9% more intelligence, 57.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 1502.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Celeris-1 | DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 6.3 | 8.5 | +34.9% DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is 34.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $59.99 | $25.37 | −57.7% DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is 57.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 0.86s | 13.78s | +1502.3% DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is 1502.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $0.70 | $0.32 / $0.89 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Celeris-1 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) scores 34.50 for $56.4.
- DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
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