Data points: 46
The readout for DeepSeek V3 and DeepSeek VL2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
46 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with DeepSeek V3
The charts below split 6 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare DeepSeek V3 vs DeepSeek VL2deepseek-v3-vs-deepseek-vl2 | Model A DeepSeek V3 | Model B DeepSeek VL2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek VL2 |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek VL2 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek VL2 |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3 and DeepSeek VL2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek VL2 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | DeepSeek VL2 DeepSeek VL2 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: DeepSeek V3 leads across 46 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from DeepSeek V3 vs DeepSeek VL2 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Average speed, First-token latency |
| Model metadata | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
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| Developer | No data | No data |
| Context window | No data | No data |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | No data | No data |
| Modalities | No data | No data |
| Features | None listed | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
DeepSeek VL2
speed / latency
126 tok/s / 752ms
input / output
No data
IXIOCCAPI0 tests | DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek-V3-0324 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.00/M / $0.500/M | DeepSeek VL2 deepseek-ai/deepseek-vl2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.00/M / $0.500/M |
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Mitchll-API0 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek VL2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Newagiai0 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek VL2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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OpenRouter Fans0 tests | DeepSeek V3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek VL2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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DeepSeek V3 siliconflow/deepseek-v3-0324 speed / latency No data input / output $36.71/M / $36.71/M | DeepSeek VL2 deepseek-ai/deepseek-vl2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.979/M / $3.92/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
