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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 vs OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 leads overall

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 leads in context window and capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview remains competitive with advantages in price.

Best for with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

Long document processingMulti-modal tasksLong-form content generation

Best for with OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview

Budget-conscious workflows

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Technical specifications

	DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3	OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview
Provider	DeepSeek	OpenAI
Input price	$0.32/M	$0.15/M
Output price	$0.89/M	$0.60/M
Context window	164K	128K
Max output	164K	16K
Capabilities	Tool use
Released	Dec 26, 2024	Mar 12, 2025

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Price

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3

$0.89/M tokens