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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs o3

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
OpenAI
o3
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateSep 22 2025Apr 16 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
26%
Timeline
Release gapo3 shipped 159 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or o3?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o3 shipped 159 days before DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is open weight, while o3 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was released by DeepSeek on Sep 22 2025.

o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. o3 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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