DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Lower price
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Faster
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
Higher efficiency
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Input price
$0.27
$0.10
Output price
$0.95
$0.32
Context window
164K
131K
Throughput
158 tok/s
149 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
DEEPSEEK-V3.1-
LLAMA-3.3-70B-
Chat assistant
$195.00
$68.40
RAG / long context
$409.50
$148.80
Agent / tool use
$536.40
$187.20
Efficiency score: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Across price, speed and reliability, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct cheaper?+
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct has the lower input price — $0.10 vs $0.27 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?+
Across price, speed and reliability, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.