DeepSeek-V3 is the latest model from the DeepSeek team, building upon the instruction following and coding abilities of the previous versions. Pre-trained on nearly 15 trillion tokens, the reported evaluations...
Model details →DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) vs Mancer: Weaver (alpha)
DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
An attempt to recreate Claude-style verbosity, but don't expect the same level of coherence or memory. Meant for use in roleplay/narrative situations.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) | Mancer: Weaver (alpha) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 164K | 8K | 🏆 DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.32 | $0.40 | 🏆 DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.89 | $0.75 | 🏆 Mancer: Weaver (alpha) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | — | 🏆 DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) better than Mancer: Weaver (alpha)?
DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) and Mancer: Weaver (alpha)?
Input: $0.32 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.89 vs $0.75 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) and Mancer: Weaver (alpha) support?
DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) supports up to 164K tokens. Mancer: Weaver (alpha) supports up to 8K tokens.
Do both DeepSeek Chat (legacy id) and Mancer: Weaver (alpha) support tool calling?
DeepSeek Chat (legacy id): yes. Mancer: Weaver (alpha): not advertised.