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DeepSeek-LLM vs o3-mini-high

DeepSeek DeepSeek-LLM vs OpenAI o3-mini-high — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-LLM
OpenAI
o3-mini-high
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateNov 29 2023Jan 31 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-LLM shipped 429 days before o3-mini-high

Which is better: DeepSeek-LLM or o3-mini-high?

DeepSeek-LLM and o3-mini-high do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek-LLM shipped 429 days before o3-mini-high, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-LLM is an open-source / open-weight model; o3-mini-high is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek-LLM released?
DeepSeek-LLM was released by DeepSeek on Nov 29 2023.
When was o3-mini-high released?
o3-mini-high was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.
Is DeepSeek-LLM or o3-mini-high open source?
DeepSeek-LLM is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. o3-mini-high is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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