Model comparison
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) vs DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has enough public results to be ranked (#162); DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSide by side
| DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Noometry Index | 40.3 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2024-05-07 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.58 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.68 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): 40.4 (#139), DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 40.4 (#140)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | — | 46.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 59.4% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): —, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.9 (#73)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 52.6% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 78.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 124.77 | — |
| HellaSwag | 87.1% | — |
| PIQA | 83.9% | — |
| WinoGrande | 86.3% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): —, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 92.2% | — |
| MMLU | 78.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 80% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024): —, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1276 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) better than DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has enough public results to be ranked (#162); DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Is DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) or DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.4 vs 40.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2 (MoE-236B, May 2024) has 10 scored results on Noometry and DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3.