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Updated Dec 2025

DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialevsGemini 3 Flash Preview

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash Preview at $0.28/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale and Gemini 3 Flash Preview compared across 52 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeGemini 3 Flash Preview
Input price$0.28/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Output price$0.42/M tokens$3/M tokens
Context window131K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedDec 2025Dec 2025
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale costs 7.1x less per token.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Input
$0.28
1.8× cheaper
Output
$0.42
7.1× cheaper
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Input
$0.50
Output
$3.00

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper on both: 1.8× input, 7.1× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Gemini 3 Flash Preview2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.25 in·$1.50 out·1M·8.2% upGoogle AI Studio$0.50 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
42%

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale uses 8.8x more emoji

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
48%Vocabulary57%
15wSentence Length18w
0.91Hedging0.41
3.0Bold7.4
3.5Lists4.2
0.09Emoji0.00
0.56Headings0.77
0.24Transitions0.08
Based on 26 + 28 text responses
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