DeepSeek-LLM vs o3
DeepSeek DeepSeek-LLM | OpenAI o3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Release date | Nov 29 2023 | Apr 16 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | — | 26% |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | DeepSeek-LLM shipped 504 days before o3 | |
Which is better: DeepSeek-LLM or o3?
DeepSeek-LLM and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek-LLM shipped 504 days before o3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
DeepSeek-LLM is open weight, while o3 is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek-LLM and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
DeepSeek-LLM was released by DeepSeek on Nov 29 2023.
o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.
DeepSeek-LLM is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. o3 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.