Model comparison
Claude Instant vs DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has enough public results to be ranked (#159); Claude Instant does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 32.1 to 18.8.
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude Instant | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | DeepSeek |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2023-08-09 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.58 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.68 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude Instant: —, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 39.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Claude Instant | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | — | 46.7% |
| HumanEval+ | 50.6% | — |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
Claude Instant: 18.8, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.1 (#65)
| Benchmark | Claude Instant | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 52.6% |
| DTBench | 45.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.2 | — |
Math Not comparable
Claude Instant: —, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
| Benchmark | Claude Instant | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | 86.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Claude Instant: —, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
| Benchmark | Claude Instant | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 86.3% | — |
| MMLU | 73.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 78.9% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude Instant: —, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.1 (#217)
| Benchmark | Claude Instant | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1276 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Instant better than DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has enough public results to be ranked (#159); Claude Instant does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
How many benchmarks do Claude Instant and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Instant has 7 scored results on Noometry and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3.