DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Exp by DeepSeek against Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI, context windows of 164K vs 1.0M, tested across 35 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Input
$0.20
1.5× cheaper
Output
$0.40
1.5× cheaper
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
Output
$0.60
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is cheaper on both — 1.5× input, 1.5× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
48%
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp uses 1.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
55%Vocabulary63%
17wSentence Length15w
0.44Hedging0.19
5.8Bold5.2
4.2Lists3.2
0.02Emoji0.00
0.95Headings0.38
0.03Transitions0.05
Based on 20 + 14 text responses
Research
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