DeepSeek V3.2vsGPT-4
DeepSeek V3.2 is cheaper than GPT-4 at $0.28/M vs $30/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V3.2 | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.28/M tokens | $30/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.42/M tokens | $60/M tokens |
| Context window | 131K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Weights | Open | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Dec 2025 | May 2023 |
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3.2
GPT-4
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
DeepSeek V3.2 costs 143x less per token.
Too close to call
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2
Input
$0.28
107× cheaper
Output
$0.42
143× cheaper
GPT-4
Input
$30.00
Output
$60.00
DeepSeek V3.2 is cheaper on both: 107× input, 143× output.
Where to run it
17 hosts, cheapest first
DeepSeek V3.215 hosts
GMI Cloudfp8$0.21 in$0.31 out164k100% upStreamLakefp8$0.21 in$0.32 out128k99.6% upSiliconFlowfp8$0.26 in$0.42 out164k98.7% upAtlasCloudfp8$0.26 in$0.38 out164k99.7% upDeepInfrafp4$0.26 in$0.38 out164k99.6% upNovitafp8$0.27 in$0.40 out164k100% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
Baidu Qianfanfp8$0.28 in$0.42 out131k100% upVenice$0.33 in$0.48 out160k99.4% upAlibaba Cloudfp8$0.37 in$1.11 out131k99.5% upFriendli$0.50 in$1.50 out164k100% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.56 in$1.68 out164k99.8% upMara$3.00 in$4.50 out33k83.8% upSambaNova$3.00 in$4.50 out33k90.4% upDigitalOceandegraded$0.25 in$0.80 out164k98.2% upPhaladegraded$1.00 in$1.00 out164k99.6% up
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
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Similarity
47%
DeepSeek V3.2 uses 74.4x more headings
DeepSeek V3.2
GPT-4
54%Vocabulary59%
29wSentence Length18w
0.58Hedging1.10
5.9Bold0.8
4.8Lists2.5
0.00Emoji0.00
0.74Headings0.00
0.12Transitions0.45
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