DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Analysis Summary
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale sits in the Specialist tier on our leaderboard, ranked #78 of 525 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.400 input and $1.20 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a standard large context window.
Editorial notes
DeepSeek's V3.2 Speciale shows strong coding performance and impressive math scores at a moderate price, though its intelligence index is limited and it lacks tool use support — a reasonable option for cost-focused coding tasks with the caveat of limited Western business support.
Assessed April 23, 2026
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Performance Profile
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is a high-compute variant of DeepSeek-V3.2 optimized for maximum reasoning and agentic performance. It builds on DeepSeek Sparse Attention (DSA) for efficient long-context processing, then scales post-training reinforcement learning..
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.40 | $0.000400 |
| Output | $1.20 | $0.001200 |
Live Performance
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