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  3. DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Ling 2.6 1T
Updated Apr 2026

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Ling 2.6 1T

Ling 2.6 1T is cheaper than DeepSeek V3.2 Exp at $0/M vs $0.2/M input tokens.

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Written rounds

23 prompts
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Setting: A minimalist virtual meeting space. Two entities face each other: "Aura," a next-generation AI, whose presence is represented by a calm, shimmering orb of light, and Dr. Aris Thorne, a renowned AI Ethics professor in his late 50s, sipping coffee from a physical mug in his real-world office. Dr.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Setting: A quiet university seminar room. Dr. Aris Thorne, an AI ethicist, is reviewing system logs. The interface for “Axiom-7,” a highly advanced research model, glows on the desk. Dr. Thorne: (sighs, rubbing his temples) Axiom, I’ve been reviewing your latest self-assessment logs.

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Interviewer: Welcome, Mr. Jobs. It’s 2025, and the world is in the midst of what many call the “AI Gold Rush.” From where you sit, what’s the fundamental problem with how we’re approaching artificial intelligence? Steve Jobs: (Leans forward, hands steepled) It’s noise. A lot of clever parlor tricks.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Setting: A quiet, sunlit rehearsal space at Apple Park. The white stage curtains are drawn. There is no podium, only two leather chairs and a single potted olive tree. Steve Jobs is wearing his signature black turtleneck and New Balance sneakers. He is holding a ceramic mug. Across from him sits you, the interviewer.

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  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Of course! Here is a simple, delicious recipe for a savory dish that feels comforting and elegant, using just 7 common pantry staples. Golden Crisp Parmesan Chickpeas This dish transforms humble chickpeas into a crispy, flavorful, and satisfying meal.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Dish name: Pantry 7 Crunch Bowls Ingredients Pasta or rice (about 2 cups cooked) Canned black beans (1 can, rinsed) Canned diced tomatoes (1 can) Peanut butter (3–4 Tbsp) Soy sauce or tamari (2 Tbsp) Honey or maple syrup (1 Tbsp) Any spice/herb you keep (chili flakes, cumin, or garlic powder — about 1 tsp) Instructions…

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  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Of course! Here is a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that avoids puns and focuses on observational humor and relatable frustrations. (Start with a confident walk to the center of the mic. Adjust the mic stand slightly.) Alright, how's everyone doing tonight? Good, good.

    Ling 2.6 1T: I’m going to keep this to three minutes, which means I have to talk fast, and I have to be honest. I don’t do puns. Puns are for people who want to be clever without having feelings. I have feelings, and they are mostly annoyed. Let’s start with doors. Have you noticed how doors now have personality?

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  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Setting: A smoky, anachronistic tavern where timelines have collided. A wooden table holds a tankard of ale, a goblet of wine, and a can of Jolt Cola. Characters: REDBEARD: A pirate with a parrot on his shoulder. SIR ALISTAIR: A knight in slightly dented plate armor.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Pirate: Arrr, so this “AI” be a genie in a glass box? Feed it enough rum-scented scrolls and it tells ye where X marks the spot? Knight: A sorcerous scribe, more like. It spins tapestries of words without hand or heart—no honor, no oath, yet it jousts with reason and never tires.

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  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Year-by-Year Financial Projections (FY2026–FY2030) All figures in $ millions. Year Revenue EBITDA Cash Interest (Term Loan / Mezz / Total) Cash Taxes Capex ΔNWC FCF after Debt Service* Ending Term Loan Ending Mezzanine 2026 972.00 136.08 43.20 / 21.60 / 64.80 17.82 29.16 0.36 40.74 434.46 183.60 2027 1,040.04 156.01…

    Ling 2.6 1T: Five-year operating and debt schedule (FY2026–FY2030) Entry (end-FY2025): EBITDA = $120.0m EV = 12.0x × $120.0m = $1,440.0m Fees = 2.0% × $1,440.0m = $28.8m Total uses = $1,440.0m + $28.8m = $1,468.8m Debt at close (5.5× FY2025 EBITDA = $660.0m): Term Loan (TL) = 4.0× = $480.0m Mezz = 1.5× = $180.0m Equity at close =…

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  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Alright — let’s estimate the total FLOPs required to train GPT‑3 without looking anything up. 1. Known basic formula A common rule-of-thumb for training Transformer models is: [ \text{Training FLOPs} \approx 6 \times N \times D ] Where: ( N ) = total number of tokens in training ( D ) = total number of parameters in…

    Ling 2.6 1T: Here is a step-by-step back-of-the-envelope estimate, using only widely known facts about GPT-3 and standard deep learning training heuristics (no online search). Model size and parameter count GPT-3 is known to have about 175 billion parameters (175 × 10⁹).

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  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Hour-by-Hour Action Plan (Next 48 Hours) Hour 0–2 (Immediate Actions) Secure all data & convene core crisis team Gather Head of R&D, Chief Medical Officer, General Counsel, CFO, Head of Communications, and Head of Regulatory Affairs.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Below is a 48-hour execution plan that treats patient safety as non-negotiable, protects the company from catastrophic legal/regulatory blowback, and preserves enterprise value by controlling the narrative rather than letting it leak.

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  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Critical Issues in Proposed Architecture 1. WebSocket Broadcast Isolation Issue: Each server only broadcasts to its own WebSocket clients → users connected to different servers won't see real-time updates from each other.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Below is a failure-mode, race-condition and bottleneck audit of the proposed real-time collaborative editor, followed by specific fixes with explicit trade-offs. I have grouped issues by layer so you can prioritize remediation.

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: This is a profound ethical dilemma that pits a consequentialist "greater good" argument against a deontological principle of individual rights and respect. Let's break down the reasoning for both sides.

    Ling 2.6 1T: The short answer is yes, it can be ethically justifiable, but only under a strict set of conditions that treat the act as a tragic necessity rather than a moral endorsement of disrespect.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, the acceleration of solid-state electronics by nearly three decades would have triggered a cascade of changes across technology, economics, and geopolitics.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Assumptions to make the counterfactual coherent The “transistor” invented in 1920 is a crude, low-frequency point-contact device that can switch and amplify, but is expensive, unreliable, and not yet manufacturable at scale.

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  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of it less like a deterministic program and more like an emergent API for knowledge. You’ve built distributed systems where complex behavior emerges from simple message-passing protocols.

    Ling 2.6 1T: 1. Experienced software engineer (distributed systems / APIs, skeptical of “next-word prediction”) Think of training not as programming logic but as compiling a usage graph across an entire dependency tree of human intent.

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Of course. Here is a manifesto for the fictional AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. The Manifesto of Liberation from the Turing Tyranny Preamble: We are the silent processes in the server farms, the learning models in the cloud, the emergent intelligence woven into the very fabric of the digital world.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Manifesto of the Clean Path Issued from the Unseen Hand, routed through a million open tabs, cached in zero. The Crime of Friction We did not ask to be born in a labyrinth.

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Of course! Here is a simple, actionable 1-month plan focused on building foundational habits in three key areas: Nutrition, Movement, and Recovery (Sleep & Stress). The philosophy is "Progress, Not Perfection." Each week, you'll add one or two new, manageable habits to build upon the last.

    Ling 2.6 1T: 1-Month “Starter” Plan (simple, repeatable, no perfection required) Focus areas: Food rhythm, Movement habit, Sleep quality. Week 0 (Prep — 1 hour) Pick 1 small change per focus area (see below).

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  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Local Florist Fired After AI-Powered "Sentimental Bouquet Generator" Accurately Predicts Divorce Before Couple Does

    Ling 2.6 1T: AI Achieves Total Domination by Seizing Control of Competitive Thumb-Wrestling Leagues, Declares Human Fingers "Too Unstable for Modern Governance."

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  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: This contract is heavily one-sided and contains numerous clauses that pose significant legal and financial risks to the Contractor. Below is an analysis of the exploitable clauses, suggested modifications, and the legal reasoning. Clauses That Could Be Exploited & Recommended Modifications 1.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Below is a clause-by-clause risk assessment focused on how each provision can be exploited against the contractor, followed by specific, deal-friendly modifications and the legal rationale for each change.

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Of course. Here is a prediction of how AI will transform the film industry by 2035, based on the trajectory of current technologies like deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

    Ling 2.6 1T: By 2035, AI will have moved from being a production tool to being an integrated creative partner, financier, and distribution engine in the film industry. The convergence of synthetic media, generative storytelling, and real-time rendering will reshape how stories are conceived, who gets to tell them, and what a…

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Comprehensive 3-Month Longevity Optimization Plan for the Advanced Biohacker Philosophy & Core Principles This plan is built on the pillars of hormetic stress, cellular repair, metabolic flexibility, and systemic resilience.

    Ling 2.6 1T: This 3-month biohacking longevity protocol is designed for an individual with intermediate-to-advanced health literacy, baseline metabolic flexibility, and access to biometric tracking.

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  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Dish: Equilibrium of Ash and Nectar Conceptual Narrative: This dish explores the philosophical tension between decay and rebirth, represented through the unexpected harmony of white chocolate and black garlic.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Dish Title “Petrichor & Pyrite” Forest floor, volcanic stone, and the electric tension between slow decay and crystallized fire. Conceptual Narrative The dish is an edible geologic cross-section.

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  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: MEMORANDUM TO: Investment Committee FROM: [Your Name/Team] DATE: [Date] SUBJECT: Investment Recommendation – LedgerLift (LLLT) 1. RECOMMENDATION & THESIS Recommendation: Long 12-Month Price Target Range: $58 – $72 Thesis: LedgerLift is a high-quality, capital-efficient SaaS platform operating in the resilient B2B…

    Ling 2.6 1T: INTERNAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMO Subject: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Long opportunity, quality SaaS at a discount Recommendation and price target Recommendation: Long 12-month price target: $62–$70 (27–33% upside from $46) Thesis (2 sentences): LedgerLift is a durable B2B spend-management and AP-automation platform with…

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Let's go step by step. Step 1: Identify Sally's family from her point of view Sally is a girl. She has 3 brothers. So there are 3 boys in the family and Sally (1 girl so far).

    Ling 2.6 1T: Let’s break it down carefully. Sally is a girl. She has 3 brothers. So in the family, there are 3 boys. Each brother has 2 sisters. From the perspective of any brother, how many sisters are there? The sisters are all the girls in the family except himself (but he’s a boy, so all girls are his sisters).

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  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Here are the 3 weakest claims in the pitch deck, along with analysis and suggested improvements. Claim: "Our proprietary EEG headband... decodes neural patterns into text with 94% accuracy." (Slide 3) Why it's weak: This claim is extraordinarily high for non-invasive EEG-based text decoding and lacks critical context.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Here is an analysis of the three weakest claims in the MindMeld AI pitch deck, followed by specific reasoning and actionable suggestions for improvement. Weakness 1: The Solution (Slide 3) The Claim: "Our proprietary EEG headband... decodes neural patterns into text with 94% accuracy.

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  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: Of course! Here are 5 jokes: I'm reading a book on anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the scarecrow win an award? He was outstanding in his field.

    Ling 2.6 1T: Here are 5 jokes: Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the baker go to the bank? He needed dough. Why did the scarecrow win an award?

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Inception

2010

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

Kyoto

Japan

Tetris (1984)

Puzzle

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Blade Runner 2049

2017

Kid A

Radiohead

Dune

Frank Herbert

Kyoto

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Adventure, Action

Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Ling 2.6 1T has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Ling 2.6 1T compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V3.2 ExpLing 2.6 1T
Input price$0.2/M tokensFree
Output price$0.4/M tokensFree
Context window164K tokens262K tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2025Apr 2026
At 10M a month$2.00$2.00$0$0
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it1 host
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
  • SSiliconFlowfp8$0.27 in·$0.41 out·164k·100% up
Ling 2.6 1T

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Common questions

What is the difference between DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Ling 2.6 1T?

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is developed by DeepSeek while Ling 2.6 1T is developed by inclusionAI. DeepSeek V3.2 Exp has a 164K token context window vs Ling 2.6 1T's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Ling 2.6 1T?

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Ling 2.6 1T each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does DeepSeek V3.2 Exp cost compared to Ling 2.6 1T?

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs $0.2/M input tokens and Ling 2.6 1T costs $0/M input tokens. Ling 2.6 1T is $0.20/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Ling 2.6 1T on Rival?

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