DeepSeek-R1 vs DeepSeek-V3
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 6 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek-V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 684.5 B | 684.5 B |
| Architecture | DeepseekV3ForCausalLM | DeepseekV3ForCausalLM |
| Context length | 163,840 | 163,840 |
| Licence | mit | — |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Unknown |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 9,934,359 | 1,211,587 |
| Downloads all time | 46.8 M | 19.3 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2025-01-20 | 2024-12-25 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
9.9 M1.2 M
DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek-V3
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
DeepSeek-R1 · fp16 @ 160K ctx
2,811.5 GB / 24 GB
DeepSeek-V3 · fp16 @ 160K ctx
2,811.5 GB / 24 GB