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Updated Aug 2026

DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialevsDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is cheaper than DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale at $0.22/M vs $0.28/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp compared across 8 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
Input price$0.28/M tokens$0.22/M tokens
Output price$0.42/M tokens$0.66/M tokens
Context window131K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedDec 2025Aug 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 3 of the 8 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale170 words
"Honey-Lemon Bliss Bites" A sweet, tangy, and chewy treat that’s quick to make with pantry staples! Ingredients: 1 cup rolled oats 1/4 cup honey 2 tbsp peanut butter (or any nut/seed butter) 1 tbsp lemon zest (or 1 tsp lemon juice) 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup shredded coconut (optional, for coating) A pinch of salt…
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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp144 words
Sticky Soy-Glazed Midnight Noodles A sweet-savory, buttery noodle dish that comes together in about 20 minutes with pantry staples. Ingredients (7): 8 oz spaghetti or noodles 3 tbsp butter 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp honey ½ tsp chili flakes 1 tbsp sesame seeds Instructions: Cook the noodles…
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale377 words
Here’s a simple, actionable 1-month plan focusing on diet, exercise, and sleep to kickstart your journey toward better health and longevity. Each area includes beginner-friendly tips to ensure consistency and progress. 1. Diet: Nourish Your Body Goal: Develop healthier eating habits and reduce processed foods.
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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp565 words
Here’s a simple, beginner-friendly 1-month plan built around three key pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep & Stress. The goal is small, repeatable habits — not perfection. The 3 Key Areas Nutrition Goal: Eat more whole foods, more protein, and more plants.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale2,320 words
We need to generate three explanations for how a large language model learns and generates text, each tailored to a different audience: experienced software engineer (no ML), PhD physicist (mathematical precision), and venture capitalist (business evaluation). Each explanation should be 2-3 paragraphs.
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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp869 words
Here is how a large language model learns and generates text, tailored to each of your three audiences. To an Experienced Software Engineer You build distributed systems, so think of an LLM as a massively parallel, lossy compression engine for human text.
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Input
$0.28
Output
$0.42
1.6× cheaper
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
Input
$0.22
1.3× cheaper
Output
$0.66

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp wins input (1.3× cheaper)·DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale wins output (1.6× cheaper)

Where to run it

5 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
FFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·99.9% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.8% upNNovita$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·97.1% upDDeepInfrafp8degraded$0.22 in·$0.65 out·1M·77.7% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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FAQ

Common questions

Both are developed by DeepSeek but target different use cases. DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has a 131K token context window vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 8 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 8 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale costs $0.28/M input tokens and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.22/M input tokens. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is $0.06/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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