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Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus good?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus has been tested across 21 task areas. It's strongest at landing pages and weakest at translation & localization. It's a budget-friendly option ($1.22/1M tokens).
Our take
Strengths
Weak spots
How DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus ranks, task by task
Rank is the position in each field; Rating is the absolute quality bar. A model can be rated "Excellent" yet sit mid-table when the whole field is strong — and vice-versa.
| Task area | Rank | Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing Pages | #8 of 56 |
|
Strong |
| Creative & Comedy | #8 of 44 |
|
Elo |
| Frontend & Landing Pages | #22 of 93 |
|
Needs editing |
| Training & Education | #12 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Research & Competitive Analysis | #15 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Data & Analytics | #27 of 69 |
|
Excellent |
| Summarization & Meeting Notes | #18 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Knowledge & Docs | #40 of 94 |
|
Usable |
| AI Strategy | #29 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Product & Project Management | #33 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Coding | #39 of 52 |
|
Usable |
| Chef / Home Cooking | #40 of 50 |
|
Needs editing |
| Presentations & Decks | #36 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Content & Brand | #42 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Executive Assistant | #42 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Legal & HR | #39 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Investor & Pitch | #45 of 50 |
|
Needs editing |
| Sales | #40 of 44 |
|
Needs editing |
| Structured Output | #41 of 43 |
|
Strong |
| Customer Support | #42 of 43 |
|
Usable |
| Translation & Localization | #43 of 44 |
|
Strong |
Industry benchmarks
Standardized third-party scores, shown for context — these are independent of our real-task tests.
Design Arena — human preference (avg Elo 1206)
Headline vs. real-world
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29) · Source: Design Arena (www.designarena.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29)
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Frequently asked
Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus any good?
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus places top-3 in 0 of 21 task areas we benchmarked. It performs best at Landing Pages.
What is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus best at?
Its strongest task areas are Landing Pages, Creative & Comedy, Frontend & Landing Pages.
Is there a cheaper alternative to DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?
DeepSeek V3.2 is 53% cheaper and stays competitive on quality across our benchmarks.
How we test & rank
Each model is scored on real tasks across 21 task areas by an LLM judge with deterministic checks. "Percentile" is this model's standing within each area's field; the cross-area figures are rank-based so quality and Elo scores are never mixed.
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Prompt × model results
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