Can you call DeepSeek-V3-0324 with the OpenAI SDK you already use?

Yes. DeepSeek-V3-0324 is reachable through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so an existing OpenAI SDK client works after pointing the base URL at MixRoute and setting the model parameter to deepseek-v3-0324 . Keep your current request and response handling.

Does DeepSeek-V3-0324 have a free tier?

DeepSeek-V3-0324 is billed per use and the record publishes no free-tier allowance. The current published rates are input $0.1400 per 1M tokens and output $0.2800 per 1M tokens. Trial credit or promotional quota is tied to your account rather than to the model, so check the console before planning around a free tier.

When was DeepSeek-V3-0324 released, and is it still maintained?

DeepSeek-V3-0324 was released on 2025-03-24. Its catalog status is stable. Check the model page for deprecation notices before you build a long-lived integration on it.

What is the rate limit for DeepSeek-V3-0324?

The current model record does not publish a numeric rate limit for DeepSeek-V3-0324. Confirm the quota for your plan in the console, then run a short load test at your expected concurrency to establish the effective ceiling before production.

What is the max output length for DeepSeek-V3-0324?

DeepSeek-V3-0324 returns up to 163,840 output tokens per request, within a 163,840-token context window. Cap the response with the max_tokens parameter so a single call cannot run past your budget.

Model detail

DeepSeek-V3-0324

Provided by DeepSeek

Delisted Pay-as-you-go

DeepSeek V3, a 685B-parameter, mixture-of-experts model, is the latest iteration of the flagship chat model family from the DeepSeek team. It succeeds the [DeepSeek V3](/deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3) model and performs really well on a variety of tasks.

Model specs

Model ID: deepseek-v3-0324

Context length: 163.84K
Max output: 163.84K
I/O modalities
Released: 2025-03

API endpoints

One MixRoute gateway, OpenAI-compatible

OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions POST

Pricing

Flat rate, unit: /1M Tokens

Input

$0.1400 /1M Tokens

Completion

$0.2800 /1M Tokens

Cache read

$0.0140 /1M Tokens

Selection summary

Quickly judge whether it fits your workload

What is this model good for?

DeepSeek V3, a 685B-parameter, mixture-of-experts model

DeepSeek V3, a 685B-parameter, mixture-of-experts model, is the latest iteration of the flagship chat model family from the DeepSeek team. It succeeds the DeepSeek V3 model and performs really well on a variety of tasks.

What should you check before using it?

163,840 context, 163,840 output tokens

DeepSeek model that supports tool calling and structured output. Knowledge cutoff: 2024-07. Released 2025-03-24.

Why use it through MixRoute?

DeepSeek-V3-0324 runs tools and structured output here

Tool calling and structured output run on that route as well. MixRoute serves DeepSeek-V3-0324 on the OpenAI-compatible endpoint /v1/chat/completions; point your existing client at https://api.mixroute.ai/v1 with the model ID deepseek-v3-0324 and re-run your integration tests.

Capabilities & compatibility

Unconfirmed capabilities stay "Unknown," no guesses

Tool calling

DeepSeek-V3-0324 supports function and tool calls.

EX Send a tools definition; the response returns tool_calls to execute and feed results back.

Structured output

DeepSeek-V3-0324 can produce JSON-formatted output on demand.

EX response_format: { type: "json_schema" } forces valid JSON output.

Streaming

DeepSeek-V3-0324 supports streamed responses.

EX stream: true streams tokens incrementally, so chat UIs render as they arrive.

Prompt caching

DeepSeek-V3-0324 supports prompt caching under supported routing conditions.

EX Keep the system prompt and tool definitions at the start of the request; repeated prefixes are automatically billed at the cache-read rate.

OpenAI SDK

Call DeepSeek-V3-0324 through MixRoute's OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

EX Change base_url to https://api.mixroute.ai/v1; everything else follows the OpenAI style.

Token cost estimator

Live estimate from this page's pricing, not an actual bill

Input tokens Max per request 163.84K

Output tokens Max per request 163.84K

Requests / month

Cache hit rate 0%

Share of the same prefix read repeatedly, up to 100%

FAQ

Before switching production traffic to DeepSeek-V3-0324, run a pilot on a representative slice of your traffic and check output quality, latency at peak concurrency, and cost per request. Verify the error and retry behaviour, and confirm the request limits you depend on match your plan.

Get started

01

Create an API key

Generate a key in the Console; one key calls every model.
02

Set the base URL

Fully OpenAI SDK-compatible; just swap the URL to connect.

https://api.mixroute.ai/v1
03

Specify the model ID

In the request's model field, enter:

deepseek-v3-0324

Create an API key

New users get $5 in free credits

Test this model and alternate routes with the same request format

Start from a real workload, then let quality, total cost, and failure conditions decide whether to send production traffic.

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