Open-Source DeepSeek Models

Quick answer · Updated June 2026

The best open-weight DeepSeek model is DeepSeek V4 Flash (46.0 intelligence) — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable. DeepSeek V3.2 (41.7) and DeepSeek V4 Pro (39.3) round out the top three.

46.0Intelligence

79 t/sSpeed

$0.098Input /M

1.0MContext

The best open-weight AI models — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable — ranked by intelligence. Open-source alternatives to proprietary frontier models.

1D
deepseek-v4-flash
ReasoningToolsJSON46.0 intel · $0.098/M · 79 t/s
46.0
Intelligence
2D
deepseek-v3.2
ReasoningToolsJSON41.7 intel · $0.229/M · 83 t/s
41.7
Intelligence
3D
deepseek-v4-pro
ReasoningToolsJSON39.3 intel · $0.435/M · 62 t/s
39.3
Intelligence
4D
deepseek-v3.2-exp
ReasoningToolsJSON32.1 intel · $0.270/M · 18 t/s
32.1
Intelligence
5D
deepseek-v3.1-terminus
ReasoningToolsJSON28.5 intel · $0.270/M · 26 t/s
28.5
Intelligence
6D
deepseek-chat-v3.1
ReasoningToolsJSON28.1 intel · $0.210/M · 85 t/s
28.1
Intelligence
7D
deepseek-r1-0528
ReasoningToolsJSON27.1 intel · $0.500/M · 30 t/s
27.1
Intelligence
8D
deepseek-chat-v3-0324
ToolsJSON22.3 intel · $0.200/M · 35 t/s
22.3
Intelligence
9D
deepseek-r1
ReasoningToolsJSON18.8 intel · $0.700/M · 70 t/s
18.8
Intelligence
10D
deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b
ReasoningJSON$0.290/M · 23 t/s · 824ms ttft
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Intelligence
11D
deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b
Reasoning$0.800/M · 26 t/s · 870ms ttft
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Intelligence
12D
deepseek-chat
ToolsJSON$0.200/M · 24 t/s · 854ms ttft
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Intelligence

Frequently asked

What is the best open-source DeepSeek model?

What's a good alternative to DeepSeek V4 Flash?

DeepSeek V3.2 (41.7) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by DeepSeek V4 Pro (39.3). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many DeepSeek models are there?

modelgrep tracks 12 DeepSeek models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by DeepSeek V4 Flash. 12 of them qualify for this ranking.

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