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AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini vs DeepSeek Coder V2 benchmark

Name: AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini vs DeepSeek Coder V2 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini (aion-labs) and DeepSeek Coder V2 (DeepSeek) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. DeepSeek Coder V2 wins on output price at $0.28/1M. AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini has the larger context window (131k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini

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$1.4/1M out

DeepSeek

DeepSeek Coder V2

DeepSeek open-weight Mixture-of-Experts coding model supporting 338 programming languages and 128k context.

Elo 1,365$0.28/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini (1)vsDeepSeek Coder V2 (9)

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini: 1W (10%)Overall: DeepSeek Coder V2DeepSeek Coder V2: 9W (90%)

← AionLabs: Aion-3.0-MiniDeepSeek Coder V2 →

DeepSeek Coder V2 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,365

Coding Elo

—vs1,442

SWE-bench

—vs60.5%

LiveBench

—vs58.6%

GPQA Diamond

—vs70.2%

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini: 0WDeepSeek Coder V2: 5W

DeepSeek Coder V2 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs75 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs290 ms

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini: 0WDeepSeek Coder V2: 2W

DeepSeek Coder V2 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.4/1Mvs$0.28/1M

Input price

$0.7/1Mvs$0.14/1M

Context window

131kvs128k

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini: 1WDeepSeek Coder V2: 2W

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Dimensional AdvantageDeepSeek Coder V2 5/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

DeepSeek Coder V2

$1.12/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

—

EloHigh is better

1,365

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,442

LiveBench

High is better

—

LiveBenchHigh is better

58.6%

SWE-bench

High is better

—

SWE-benchHigh is better

60.5%

GPQA

High is better

—

GPQAHigh is better

70.2%

TTFT

Low is better

—

TTFTLow is better

290 ms

Speed

High is better

—

SpeedHigh is better

75 tok/s

In $

Low is better

$0.7/1M

In $Low is better

$0.14/1M+400%

Out $

Low is better

$1.4/1M

Out $Low is better

$0.28/1M+400%

Context

High is better

+2%131k

ContextHigh is better

128k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 80% with DeepSeek Coder V2

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini$45.50 / mo

In: $24.50Out: $21.00

DeepSeek Coder V2$9.10 / mo

In: $4.90Out: $4.20

Estimated Cost Delta

DeepSeek Coder V2 is estimated to save $36.40/month ($437/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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DeepSeek Coder V2:Pick DeepSeek Coder V2 when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatDeepSeek Coder V2

Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGAionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionDeepSeek Coder V2

DeepSeek Coder V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	DeepSeek Coder V2	Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini	Larger window (131k).
Screenshots / vision	DeepSeek Coder V2	DeepSeek Coder V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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aion-labs

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$1.4/1M

DeepSeek

DeepSeek Coder V2

Elo 1,365

LiveBench58.6%

SWE-bench60.5%

Speed75 tok/s

Output cost$0.28/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini or DeepSeek Coder V2?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini or DeepSeek Coder V2?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: DeepSeek Coder V2 output tokens are $0.28/1M versus $1.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini or DeepSeek Coder V2?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini accepts 131k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?: DeepSeek Coder V2 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini and DeepSeek Coder V2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini vs DeepSeek Coder V2 benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini (1)vsDeepSeek Coder V2 (9)

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini: 1W (10%)Overall: DeepSeek Coder V2DeepSeek Coder V2: 9W (90%)

← AionLabs: Aion-3.0-MiniDeepSeek Coder V2 →

DeepSeek Coder V2 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

—vs1,365

Coding Elo

—vs1,442

SWE-bench

—vs60.5%

LiveBench

—vs58.6%

GPQA Diamond

—vs70.2%

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini: 0WDeepSeek Coder V2: 5W

DeepSeek Coder V2 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

—vs75 tok/s

Time to first token

—vs290 ms

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini: 0WDeepSeek Coder V2: 2W

DeepSeek Coder V2 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$1.4/1Mvs$0.28/1M

Input price

$0.7/1Mvs$0.14/1M

Context window

131kvs128k

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini: 1WDeepSeek Coder V2: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatDeepSeek Coder V2

Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGAionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionDeepSeek Coder V2

DeepSeek Coder V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	DeepSeek Coder V2	Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini	Larger window (131k).
Screenshots / vision	DeepSeek Coder V2	DeepSeek Coder V2 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini or DeepSeek Coder V2?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini or DeepSeek Coder V2?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

DeepSeek Coder V2 output tokens are $0.28/1M versus $1.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini or DeepSeek Coder V2?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini accepts 131k tokens versus 128k.

Can I self-host either model?

DeepSeek Coder V2 is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. AionLabs: Aion-3.0-Mini and DeepSeek Coder V2 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.