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DeepSeek V3 Base vs GPT-4o mini

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3 Base
OpenAI
GPT-4o mini
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateDec 2024Jul 18 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
2%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4o mini shipped 136 days before DeepSeek V3 Base

Which is better: DeepSeek V3 Base or GPT-4o mini?

DeepSeek V3 Base and GPT-4o mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-4o mini shipped 136 days before DeepSeek V3 Base, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3 Base is open weight, while GPT-4o mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V3 Base and GPT-4o mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek V3 Base was released by DeepSeek on Dec 2024.

GPT-4o mini was released by OpenAI on Jul 18 2024.

DeepSeek V3 Base is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-4o mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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