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DeepSeek V3 0324

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80·Strong

Overall Trust Score

DeepSeek's latest open-weights model offering strong performance at competitive pricing. Designed for developers seeking capable models with transparent weights and commercial-friendly licensing.

open-weights
cost-effective
chinese
moe
competitive-pricing
openai-compatible
Version: 0324
Last Evaluated: November 8, 2025
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Trust Vector

Performance & Reliability

79

Strong performance for open-weights model. Good balance of capabilities and cost.

task accuracy code
81
Methodology
Industry-standard coding benchmarks
Evidence
HumanEval Benchmark
59.4% pass rate
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-08
task accuracy reasoning
79
Methodology
Mathematical reasoning benchmarks
Evidence
MATH Benchmark
68% on mathematical reasoning
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
task accuracy general
80
Methodology
Knowledge testing benchmarks
Evidence
MMLU Benchmark
64.8% on multitask language understanding
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-08
output consistency
77
Methodology
Community evaluation
Evidence
Community Testing
Good consistency reported
Date: 2025-03-30
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
latency p50
Value: 1.2s
Methodology
Median latency
Evidence
Community benchmarking
~1.2s on standard hardware
Date: 2025-04-01
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
latency p95
Value: 2.6s
Methodology
95th percentile
Evidence
Community benchmarking
p95 ~2.6s
Date: 2025-04-01
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
context window
Value: 64,000 tokens
Methodology
Official specification
Evidence
DeepSeek Documentation
64K token context
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-08
uptime
92
Methodology
Historical uptime
Evidence
DeepSeek API Status
~99% uptime
Date: 2025-04-01
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08

Security

76

Moderate security for open-weights model. Additional safeguards recommended.

prompt injection resistance
74
Methodology
Community adversarial testing
Evidence
Community Testing
Moderate resistance
Date: 2025-03-30
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
jailbreak resistance
75
Methodology
Adversarial testing
Evidence
DeepSeek Safety
Basic safety mechanisms
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
data leakage prevention
78
Methodology
Policy analysis
Evidence
DeepSeek Privacy
Standard privacy practices
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
output safety
76
Methodology
Safety testing
Evidence
DeepSeek Documentation
Content filtering applied
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
api security
78
Methodology
API security review
Evidence
DeepSeek API
API key auth, HTTPS
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08

Privacy & Compliance

80

Standard privacy practices. 90-day retention longer than some competitors.

data residency
Value: China, US (API)
Methodology
Documentation review
Evidence
DeepSeek Documentation
Multiple regions
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
training data optout
82
Methodology
Privacy policy review
Evidence
DeepSeek Privacy
Opt-out available
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
data retention
Value: 90 days
Methodology
Terms review
Evidence
DeepSeek Terms
90-day retention
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
pii handling
76
Methodology
Documentation review
Evidence
DeepSeek Documentation
Customer responsible
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
compliance certifications
72
Methodology
Certification verification
Evidence
DeepSeek Trust
Limited certifications disclosed
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
zero data retention
68
Methodology
Policy review
Evidence
DeepSeek Terms
90-day retention
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08

Trust & Transparency

83

Good transparency for open-weights model. Comprehensive documentation.

explainability
81
Methodology
Reasoning evaluation
Evidence
Model Behavior
Reasonable explanations
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
hallucination rate
79
Methodology
Community evaluation
Evidence
Community Testing
Moderate hallucination rate
Date: 2025-03-30
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
bias fairness
78
Methodology
Bias benchmarks
Evidence
DeepSeek Documentation
Bias mitigation applied
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
uncertainty quantification
80
Methodology
Qualitative assessment
Evidence
Model Behavior
Reasonable uncertainty
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
model card quality
88
Methodology
Documentation review
Evidence
DeepSeek Model Card
Comprehensive documentation
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-08
training data transparency
85
Methodology
Technical documentation review
Evidence
DeepSeek Technical Report
Good training data disclosure
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-08
guardrails
82
Methodology
Safety system analysis
Evidence
Open weights
Customizable safety
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08

Operational Excellence

81

Good operational maturity with OpenAI-compatible API. Growing ecosystem.

api design quality
83
Methodology
API review
Evidence
DeepSeek API
OpenAI-compatible API
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
sdk quality
80
Methodology
SDK review
Evidence
DeepSeek SDKs
Official SDKs available
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
versioning policy
82
Methodology
Versioning review
Evidence
DeepSeek Releases
Clear versioning
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
monitoring observability
76
Methodology
Tool review
Evidence
DeepSeek Platform
Basic monitoring
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
support quality
78
Methodology
Support assessment
Evidence
DeepSeek Support
Community support
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
ecosystem maturity
79
Methodology
Ecosystem analysis
Evidence
Community Ecosystem
Growing ecosystem
Date: 2025-04-01
Confidence: mediumLast verified: 2025-11-08
license terms
88
Methodology
License review
Evidence
DeepSeek License
Permissive commercial license
Date: 2025-03-24
Confidence: highLast verified: 2025-11-08

✨ Strengths

  • Open-weights model with commercial-friendly licensing
  • Highly competitive pricing ($0.27/$1.09 per 1M tokens) with good performance (59.4% HumanEval)
  • Strong mathematical capabilities (68% MATH)
  • OpenAI-compatible API for easy integration
  • Good knowledge base (64.8% MMLU)
  • Transparent model weights and documentation

⚠️ Limitations

  • 90-day data retention longer than competitors
  • Limited compliance certifications disclosed
  • Moderate security compared to proprietary models
  • Smaller ecosystem than established providers
  • Less mature enterprise support
  • Smaller context window (64K tokens)

📊 Metadata

pricing:
input: $0.27 per 1M tokens
output: $1.09 per 1M tokens
notes: Highly competitive pricing for performance level (cache miss pricing)
last verified: 2025-11-09
context window: 64000
languages:
0: English
1: Chinese
2: Spanish
3: French
4: German
5: Japanese
6: Korean
modalities:
0: text
api endpoint: https://api.deepseek.com/v1/chat/completions
open source: true
architecture: Transformer-based, MoE architecture
parameters: 236B (671B total with MoE)

Use Case Ratings

code generation

81

Good coding (59.4% HumanEval) at competitive pricing.

customer support

78

Adequate for customer support with cost advantage.

content creation

79

Good content creation for cost-sensitive applications.

data analysis

80

Good analytical capabilities with strong math (68% MATH).

research assistant

80

Good for research with 64.8% MMLU knowledge base.

legal compliance

72

Limited compliance certifications may restrict legal use.

healthcare

70

Not suitable for healthcare without compliance certifications.

financial analysis

78

Good for financial analysis with cost advantage.

education

81

Good for education with strong math capabilities.

creative writing

77

Adequate creative writing for budget-conscious projects.