DeepSeek Agent Swarm Outcodes K3 on Complex Repos, but Burns ¥70 in 2 Hours
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-10
A user testing DeepSeek's agent-team (swarm) setup found it decisively beats a Kimi K3 swarm on complex repo writing — but the whale-sized team consumed about ¥70 in 2 hours even at off-peak pricing. A rare hands-on DeepSeek vs K3 multi-agent coding comparison with real performance and cost data.
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