DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs OpenAI o3
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Exp by DeepSeek against OpenAI o3 by OpenAI, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
OpenAI o3
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is 100x 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
50× cheaper
Output
$0.40
100× cheaper
OpenAI o3
Input
$10.00
Output
$40.00
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is cheaper on both — 50× input, 100× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
34%
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp uses 1.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
OpenAI o3
55%Vocabulary68%
17wSentence Length14w
0.44Hedging0.26
5.8Bold0.7
4.2Lists3.0
0.02Emoji0.00
0.95Headings0.38
0.03Transitions0.12
Based on 20 + 16 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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