DeepSeek V3 0324
Summary
DeepSeek V3 0324 is an open-weight language model from DeepSeek, released on 25 Mar 2025. It accepts text and generates text, with a 164K-token context window and up to 164K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.25 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 3 providers we track.
DeepSeek chat model for instruction following, coding, and analysis
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | DeepSeek |
|---|---|
| Release date | 25 Mar 2025 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Open weights [Hugging Face] |
| License | mit [Hugging Face] |
| Parameters | 685B [Hugging Face] |
| Context window | 164K (163,840 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 164K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jul 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | Yes [models.dev] |
| Structured output | Yes [models.dev] |
| Hugging Face | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324 [Hugging Face] |
DeepSeek V3 0324 API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324 | $0.25 | $1 | – | 164K | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Novita AI deepseek/deepseek-v3-0324 | $0.27 | $1.12 | $0.14 | 164K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Hugging Face Inference Providers deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324 | $0.27 | $1.12 | – | 164K | models.dev, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of DeepSeek V3 0324?
DeepSeek V3 0324 has a context window of 163,840 tokens (164K) and can generate up to 163,840 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the DeepSeek V3 0324 API cost?
DeepSeek V3 0324 is listed from $0.25 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is DeepSeek V3 0324 open source?
DeepSeek V3 0324 is an open-weight model: its weights are published on Hugging Face as deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324 under the mit license. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was DeepSeek V3 0324 released?
DeepSeek released DeepSeek V3 0324 on 25 Mar 2025, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer DeepSeek V3 0324?
We track DeepSeek V3 0324 on 3 providers: OpenRouter, Novita AI, Hugging Face Inference Providers.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.
Sources
- https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/deepseek/deepseek-v3-0324.toml
- https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/huggingface/models/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324.toml