DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Solar Pro 3
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) by DeepSeek or Solar Pro 3 by Upstage? 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)
Solar Pro 3 vs DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24): 8.2% less intelligence, 527.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 84.6% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) | Solar Pro 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 8.5 | 7.8 | −8.2% Solar Pro 3 is 8.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $25.37 | $159.22 | +527.6% Solar Pro 3 is 6.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 10.23s | 18.88s | +84.6% Solar Pro 3 is 84.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.32 / $0.89 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
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.
- Solar Pro 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
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