DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs GPT-5.6 Terra
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale by DeepSeek against GPT-5.6 Terra by OpenAI, context windows of 131K vs 1.1M, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.6 Terra
DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.6 Terra has the edge — newer, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is 36x 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
8.9× cheaper
Output
$0.42
36× cheaper
GPT-5.6 Terra
Input
$2.50
Output
$15.00
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper on both — 8.9× input, 36× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
66%
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale uses 10.9x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
GPT-5.6 Terra
45%Vocabulary57%
15wSentence Length18w
0.97Hedging0.85
3.2Bold2.8
3.5Lists4.6
0.11Emoji0.00
0.42Headings1.12
0.28Transitions0.06
Based on 21 + 27 text responses
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