Model comparison

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Olmo 3 32b Think

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.

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Summary

  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 32.1 to 24.9.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Olmo 3 32b Think specifications
DeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
ProviderDeepSeekAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index39.138.1
Released2025-12-01—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window128K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.58—
Output $ / M tokens$1.68—
Results tracked314

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 39.9 (#136), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.0 (#169)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
WeirdML46.7%—
LMArena Coding—1318

Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.1 (#65), Olmo 3 32b Think: 24.9 (#138)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
SimpleBench52.6%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1302

Math Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 33.8 (#165)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Math—1315

Knowledge Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 34.4 (#189)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Expert—1272

Multilingual Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.4 (#205)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Non-English—1255
LMArena Chinese—1300
LMArena French—1291
LMArena German—1290
LMArena Russian—1255

Instruction Following Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.4 (#193)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following—1275

Long Context Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#177)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query—1296

Writing & Preference Olmo 3 32b Think leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.1 (#217), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.2 (#188)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialeOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Text—1300
LMArena Creative Writing—1256
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1276—
LMArena Multi-Turn—1289

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Olmo 3 32b Think?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 38.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Olmo 3 32b Think share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.

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