DeepSeek V3.2 vs GPT-4.1 Nano
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 by DeepSeek against GPT-4.1 Nano by OpenAI, context windows of 131K vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3.2
GPT-4.1 NanoRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, DeepSeek V3.2 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2
Input
$0.28
Output
$0.42
GPT-4.1 Nano
Input
$0.10
2.8× cheaper
Output
$0.40
GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper on both — 2.8× input
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
73%
GPT-4.1 Nano uses 1.7x more transitions
DeepSeek V3.2
GPT-4.1 Nano
52%Vocabulary57%
31wSentence Length25w
0.58Hedging0.72
6.3Bold5.6
5.4Lists4.9
0.00Emoji0.00
0.80Headings0.71
0.13Transitions0.22
Based on 24 + 24 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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