DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs GPT-5 (Low)

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs GPT-5 (Low). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Off the frontier
Intelligence
8.50
Total cost
$25.4
OpenAIGPT-5 (Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.80
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 (Dec '24)GPT-5 (Low)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.520.8+144.7% GPT-5 (Low) is 2.4× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$25.37Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.89s13.94s+17.2% GPT-5 (Low) is 17.2% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.32 / $0.89$1.25 / $10.0
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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