DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) by DeepSeek or GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) scores 20.0 points higher (28.5 vs 8.5) but costs 18× as much to run the benchmark ($449 vs $25.4; mid-range vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) when you need intelligence above 8.5, and DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) when 8.5 is enough.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) | GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 8.5 | 28.5 | +235.3% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 3.4× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $25.37 | $449.37 | +1671.3% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 18× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.85s | 5.91s | −57.3% GPT-6 Sol (Non-reason… is 57.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.32 / $0.89 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24): 235.3% more intelligence, 1671.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 57.3% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- GPT-6 Sol (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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