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Codellama 34b Instruct vs Deepseek V3 1 Terminus
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
Deepseek V3 1 Terminus
Context window
164K
163,840 tokens · ~123K words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
Deepseek V3 1 Terminus has about 40× the context window of the other in this pair.
Deepseek V3 1 Terminus has 3900% more context capacity (163K vs 4K tokens). Deepseek V3 1 Terminus is 73% cheaper on input.
Quick verdicts
Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.
Long document processing
Use Deepseek V3 1 Terminus. Its 163K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 4K).
RAG / high-volume retrieval
Use Deepseek V3 1 Terminus. Input tokens are 73% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.
Long output (reports, code files)
Use Deepseek V3 1 Terminus. Its 163K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Codellama 34b Instruct | Deepseek V3 1 Terminus |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 4,096 tokens (4K) | 163,840 tokens (163K) |
| Max output tokens | 4,096 tokens (4K) | 163,840 tokens (163K) |
| Speed tier | Balanced | Balanced |
| Vision | No | No |
| Function calling | No | Yes |
| Extended thinking | No | Yes |
| Prompt caching | No | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | N/A | N/A |
Pricing matrix
Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.
| Provider | Codellama 34b Instruct in | Codellama 34b Instruct out | Deepseek V3 1 Terminus in | Deepseek V3 1 Terminus out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anyscale | $1.00/M | $1.00/M | — | — |
| Deepinfra | — | — | $0.270/M | $1.00/M |
| Novita | — | — | $0.270/M | $1.00/M |
Frequently asked questions
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