DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs GPT-5.1-Codex
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale by DeepSeek against GPT-5.1-Codex by OpenAI, context windows of 131K vs 400K, tested across 50 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.1-Codex
DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.1-Codex has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is 24x 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
4.5× cheaper
Output
$0.42
24× cheaper
GPT-5.1-Codex
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper on both — 4.5× input, 24× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale uses 10.9x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
GPT-5.1-Codex
45%Vocabulary70%
15wSentence Length17w
0.97Hedging0.39
3.2Bold3.4
3.5Lists3.5
0.11Emoji0.00
0.42Headings0.50
0.28Transitions0.38
Based on 21 + 14 text responses
Research
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