DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning)

Comparing 2 AI models · 5 benchmarks · DeepSeek

Most Affordable
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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning)
$0.28/1M
Highest Intelligence
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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning)
79.7% GPQA
Best for Coding
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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning)
48.6 Coding Index
Price Difference
1.0x
input cost range

Composite Indices

Intelligence, Coding, Math

Standard Benchmarks

Academic and industry benchmarks

Benchmark Winners

5 tests
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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning)

0

No clear wins

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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning)

5
  • GPQA
  • MMLU Pro
  • HLE
  • LiveCodeBench
  • AIME 2025
Metric
DeepSeek logo DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning)
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Pricing
Per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.28/1M $0.28/1M
Output Cost $0.42/1M $0.42/1M
Blended Cost 3:1 input/output ratio
$0.32/1M $0.32/1M
Specifications
Organization Model creator
DeepSeek DeepSeek
Release Date Launch date
Sep 29, 2025 Sep 29, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput Output speed
27.8 tok/s 29.1 tok/s
Time to First Token (TTFT) Initial response delay
1283ms 1249ms
Latency Time to first answer token
1283ms 69976ms
Composite Indices
Intelligence Index Overall reasoning capability
46.3 56.9
Coding Index Programming ability
39.6 48.6
Math Index Mathematical reasoning
57.7 87.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA Graduate-level reasoning
73.8% 79.7%
MMLU Pro Advanced knowledge
83.6% 85.0%
HLE Hard language evaluation
8.6% 13.8%
LiveCodeBench Real-world coding tasks
55.4% 78.9%
MATH 500 Mathematical problems
AIME 2025 Advanced math competition
57.7% 87.7%
AIME (Original) Math olympiad problems
SciCode Scientific code generation
39.9% 37.7%
LCR Code review capability
43.0% 69.0%
IFBench Instruction-following
43.1% 54.1%
TAU-bench v2 Tool use & agentic tasks
33.9% 33.9%
TerminalBench Hard CLI command generation
23.4% 29.1%

Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning) offers the best value at $0.28/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning) leads in reasoning capabilities with a 79.7% GPQA score, excelling at complex analytical tasks and problem-solving.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning) achieves a 48.6 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development

Cost Calculator

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$0.00
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Costs are estimates based on API pricing. Actual costs may vary based on caching, batch processing, and volume discounts.