DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs GPT-4.1 Mini
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale by DeepSeek against GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI, context windows of 131K vs 1.0M, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is 3.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Input
$0.28
1.4× cheaper
Output
$0.42
3.8× cheaper
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.60
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper on both — 1.4× input, 3.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
48%
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale uses 10.9x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
GPT-4.1 Mini
45%Vocabulary59%
15wSentence Length19w
0.97Hedging0.46
3.2Bold4.7
3.5Lists4.9
0.11Emoji0.00
0.42Headings0.76
0.28Transitions0.17
Based on 21 + 23 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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