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Deepseek Reasoner vs o3 Mini High

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.

Deepseek

Model

Deepseek Reasoner

Context window

131K

131,072 tokens · ~98K words

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Openai

Model

o3 Mini High

Tool calling

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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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 Reasoner131K
o3 Mini High128K

Deepseek Reasoner has about 1× the context window of the other in this pair.

Deepseek Reasoner has 2% more context capacity (131K vs 128K tokens). Deepseek Reasoner is 74% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Deepseek Reasoner. Its 131K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Deepseek Reasoner. Input tokens are 74% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecDeepseek Reasonero3 Mini High
Context window131,072 tokens (131K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Max output tokens65,536 tokens (65K)65,536 tokens (65K)
Speed tierBalancedFast
VisionNoNo
Function callingNoYes
Extended thinkingYesYes
Prompt cachingYesYes
Batch APINoYes
Release dateN/AFeb 2025

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.

ProviderDeepseek Reasoner inDeepseek Reasoner outo3 Mini High ino3 Mini High out
Deepseek$0.280/M$0.420/M
Openrouter$1.10/M$4.40/M

Frequently asked questions

Deepseek Reasoner has a larger context window: 131K tokens vs 128K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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