DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Llama 4 Maverick
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Exp by DeepSeek against Llama 4 Maverick by Meta AI, context windows of 164K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Llama 4 Maverick
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is 6.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Input
$0.20
7.5× cheaper
Output
$0.40
6.3× cheaper
Llama 4 Maverick
Input
$1.50
Output
$2.50
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is cheaper on both — 7.5× input, 6.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
58%
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp uses 1.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Llama 4 Maverick
55%Vocabulary42%
17wSentence Length24w
0.44Hedging0.76
5.8Bold3.7
4.2Lists6.3
0.02Emoji0.00
0.95Headings0.74
0.03Transitions0.11
Based on 20 + 12 text responses
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