OLMo
Fully open language models with open data and training code.
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OLMo vs DeepSeek
OLMo (Allen Institute for AI) and DeepSeek (DeepSeek) both sit in Writing. DeepSeek shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (11 vs 0). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | OLMo Allen Institute for AI | DeepSeek DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Writing | Writing |
| Version | OLMo 3 | DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 |
| Entry cost | Open weights, free | Pay-as-you-go API pricing (not fully detailed in text). Free tier or flat-rate seats not specified. |
| Pricing tiers | — | Pay-as-you-go API free |
| Model stack | OLMo 3 | deepseek-flash · DeepSeek-R1 · DeepSeek-V3.2 · deepseek-v4-flash · DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 · DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp · DeepSeek-V4-Pro · DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 · DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash · DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 |
| Context window | — | 1000000 |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 0 | 11 |
| Origin | Global | China |
| Capabilities | Open data, Open checkpoints, Full recipe | Reasoning mode, Open weights (MIT), OpenAI-compatible API, Context caching, Function calling, Thinking Mode, Context Caching, JSON Output |
DeepSeek
Hangzhou lab whose V and R series models are released under permissive licences and undercut Western API pricing by an order of magnitude.
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