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GROUNDED IN REAL HUMAN CONVERSATIONSYOUR BENCH
HEAD TO HEAD
DeepSeek R1 vs Step 3 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash
Community vibe score against API price per 1M tokens. Up and left wins: loved and cheap.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
DeepSeek R1
LOVE
Stable and dependable
COMPLAINT
Refuses or lectures more than people like
Step 3
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
People find it expensive
DeepSeek V4 Flash
LOVE
People feel it is worth the money
COMPLAINT
Outages, errors, or limits get in the way
VALUE FOR MONEY
NOT ON THE CHART (NO PUBLIC API PRICE):DeepSeek R1Step 3STILL IN THE TABLE BELOW. THE CHART ONLY PLOTS MODELS WITH A KNOWN PRICE PER 1M TOKENS.
| Metric | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VIBE SCORE | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| VOICES | 782 | 1,282 | 7,061 |
| RANK | #45 | #42 | #16 |
| CATEGORY | Text | Text | Text |
| OPEN/CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | OPEN WEIGHTS |
| PRICE IN (per 1M) | N/A | N/A | $0.065 / 1M |
| PRICE OUT (per 1M) | N/A | N/A | $0.18 / 1M |
| THE CROWD LOVES | Stable and dependable | Popular for coding help | People feel it is worth the money |
| THE CROWD GRUMBLES | Refuses or lectures more than people like | People find it expensive | Outages, errors, or limits get in the way |
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