Model comparison
Command R+ vs DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Command R+ scores higher in 0 categories and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 32.1 to 8.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SimpleBench: 17.4% for Command R+ and 52.6% for DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale.
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is cheaper at $0.58 / $1.68 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command R+.
Side by side
| Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | DeepSeek |
| Noometry Index | 32.0 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 4K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.58 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $1.68 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
Command R+: 28.6 (#304), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 39.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | — | 46.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 33.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 19.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1187 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 41.9% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 56.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 63.5% | — |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
Command R+: 8.9 (#341), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.1 (#65)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 17.4% | 52.6% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 24.8% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1186 | — |
| DTBench | 54.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 38.1% | — |
| LMCA | 5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.28 | — |
| LiveBench | 31.8% | — |
Math Not comparable
Command R+: 26.6 (#239), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 21.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1188 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Command R+: 35.9 (#165), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1174 | — |
| MMLU | 69.4% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Command R+: 38.8 (#222), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1216 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1226 | — |
| LMArena French | 1208 | — |
| LMArena German | 1216 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1166 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1189 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Command R+: 60.2 (#249), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 57.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1197 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Command R+: 37.3 (#214), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
| Benchmark | Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | — |
Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
Command R+: 43.7 (#223), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.1 (#217)
| Benchmark | Command R+ | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1229 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1235 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1276 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1213 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 29.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R+ better than DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.0 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command R+ or DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is cheaper. It lists at $0.58 per million input tokens and $1.68 per million output tokens; Command R+ lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command R+ or DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 28.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 128K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Command R+ and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Command R+ has 34 scored results on Noometry and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3.