# DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3 is a model from DeepSeek with open weights, first recorded on 22 Sep 2026; its release date is not established. The context window is 163,840 tokens.

- Developer: DeepSeek
- Id: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3
- Reported: 2026-11-12T06:22:29.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-09-22T02:11:16.972Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2024-12-26
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3/paths-info/e815299b0bcbac849fa540c768ef21845365c9eb)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/deepseek/deepseek-v3/

## Questions

### What is the context window of DeepSeek V3?

The context window is 163,840 tokens.

### Are the weights of DeepSeek V3 publicly available?

Yes. DeepSeek publishes the weights.

### When was DeepSeek V3 released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 22 Sep 2026.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T18:47:56.425Z · [GitHub search · DeepSeek · pulls · sgl-project/SpecForge · @yushengsu-thu](https://github.com/sgl-project/SpecForge/pull/1174)
> for draft models on the canonical path, and DeepSeek-V3's load balancing for the DFlash and DSpark objectives: the aux-loss-free expert-bias update and the load-balance auxiliary
- 2026-11-13T18:48:53.232Z · [GitHub search · DeepSeek · commits · warejohn4366/war · @warejohn4366](https://github.com/warejohn4366/war/commit/190f9649388346129f29790e242affbec2dfbef0)
> 随着AI发展，企业和开发者希望快速应用AI模型。本文介绍在阿里云PAI Model Gallery上零代码一键部署DeepSeek-V3和DeepSeek-R1模型的方法，包括准备工作、部署步骤、调用方式等。这种方式简化流程、提高效率、降低成本，助力AI能力落地。

## Evidence links

- [vertex-model-garden](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/deepseek-ai/model-garden/deepseek-v3)
- [GitHub search · DeepSeek · pulls · sgl-project/SpecForge · @yushengsu-thu](https://github.com/sgl-project/SpecForge/pull/1174)
- [GitHub search · DeepSeek · commits · warejohn4366/war · @warejohn4366](https://github.com/warejohn4366/war/commit/190f9649388346129f29790e242affbec2dfbef0)
- [hf-author-artifacts:deepseek-ai](https://huggingface.co/api/models/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3/paths-info/e815299b0bcbac849fa540c768ef21845365c9eb)
- [huggingface:deepseek-ai](https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3)

## Signals