DeepSeek V3 vs Llama 3.3 70B

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

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DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek

Overall 78

standard

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Llama 3.3 70B

Meta

Overall 73

standard

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

DeepSeek V3Llama 3.3 70B

Comparison of DeepSeek V3 vs Llama 3.3 70B
Metric	DeepSeek V3	Llama 3.3 70B
Input Price / 1M	$0.27	$0.23
Output Price / 1M	$1.10	$0.40
Combined Price / 1M	$1.37	$0.63
Context Window	64,000	128,000
Coding Score	91	84
Reasoning Score	90	82
Vision Score	45	45
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	standard	standard
Release Date	12/26/2024	12/6/2024

DeepSeek V3 — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Exceptional value
Strong coding
MoE efficiency

Weaknesses

64K context
China-based hosting considerations

Llama 3.3 70B — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Open weights
Low hosting cost
Strong coding

Weaknesses

No native vision
Self-hosting required

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

DeepSeek V3 scores 91 vs 84 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

DeepSeek V3 leads on writing quality (85 vs 80).

Long Context

Llama 3.3 70B offers 128K tokens vs 64K.

Cost Efficiency

Llama 3.3 70B is cheaper at $0.63/M combined vs $1.37/M.

Enterprise Use

DeepSeek V3 combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

DeepSeek V3 is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.