# DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-6 Astra

As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V3 leads GPT-6 Astra in 1 of 3 shared categories: General LLM.

DeepSeek V3: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT-6 Astra: $20 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek V3: open weights.

GPT-6 Astra: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V3 leads GPT-6 Astra in General LLM at #11 against #25.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-6 Astra leads DeepSeek V3 in Science at #2 against #114.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-6 Astra leads DeepSeek V3 in Long context at #22 against #144.

As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V3 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jan 5, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-6 Astra is state of the art in Math (since Sep 28, 2026; sources Humanity's Last Exam; methodology v1.0).