DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs GPT-5.2
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale by DeepSeek against GPT-5.2 by OpenAI, context windows of 131K vs 400K, tested across 50 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.2
DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.2 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is 33x 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
6.2× cheaper
Output
$0.42
33× cheaper
GPT-5.2
Input
$1.75
Output
$14.00
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper on both — 6.2× input, 33× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
39%
GPT-5.2 uses 3.0x more bold
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
GPT-5.2
45%Vocabulary64%
15wSentence Length16w
0.97Hedging0.34
3.2Bold9.4
3.5Lists3.9
0.11Emoji0.06
0.42Headings0.89
0.28Transitions0.31
Based on 21 + 15 text responses
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