DeepSeek V3 0324 vs GPT-5 mini (Minimal)

DeepSeek V3 0324 vs GPT-5 mini (Minimal). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V3 0324On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
9.70
Total cost
$19.9
OpenAIGPT-5 mini (Minimal)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.90
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricDeepSeek V3 0324GPT-5 mini (Minimal)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.79.9+2.1% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 2.1% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$19.87Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)4.37s5.28s+20.8% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 20.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.24 / $0.90$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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