Models

DeepSeek-OCR vs DeepSeek V3

Compare DeepSeek-OCR from DeepSeek and DeepSeek V3 from DeepSeek on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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DeepSeek-OCR
DeepSeek · text, image → text

DeepSeek-OCR is a vision-language model launched by DeepSeek AI, focusing on optical character recognition (OCR) and “contextual optical compression.” The model is designed to explore the limits of compressing contextual information from images, efficiently processing documents and converting them into structured text formats such as Markdown. The model requires an image as input.

Input$0.02 /M
Output$0.02 /M
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DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek · text → text

It has been automatically upgraded to the latest released version, 250324. Automatically upgraded to the latest released version 250324.

Input$0.272 /M
Output$1.088 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

DeepSeek-OCR
DeepSeek V3
Input /M
$0.02
$0.272
Output /M
$0.02
$1.088
Cache read /M
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Context length
8,192
163,840
Max output
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8,192
Time to First Token
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1.2 s
Throughput
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66.5 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
October 20, 2025
December 26, 2024

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

DeepSeek-OCR
$1.50 /mo
DeepSeek V3
$32.64 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek-OCR, DeepSeek V3?

DeepSeek-OCR: $0.02/M output tokens; DeepSeek V3: $1.088/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How large is each context window?

DeepSeek-OCR accepts 8,192 and DeepSeek V3 accepts 163,840 input tokens.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

DeepSeek-OCR accepts text and image input; DeepSeek V3 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call DeepSeek-OCR and DeepSeek V3 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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