DeepSeek V3.2 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 by DeepSeek against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 131K vs 66K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3.2
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, DeepSeek V3.2 has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
DeepSeek V3.2 is 3.6x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2
Input
$0.28
Output
$0.42
3.6× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input
$0.15
1.9× cheaper
Output
$1.50
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking wins input (1.9× cheaper)·DeepSeek V3.2 wins output (3.6× cheaper)
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
65%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking uses 57.7x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
52%Vocabulary54%
31wSentence Length16w
0.58Hedging0.31
6.3Bold6.0
5.4Lists4.5
0.00Emoji0.58
0.80Headings0.88
0.13Transitions0.10
Based on 24 + 17 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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