Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Phi-3.5-mini
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has enough public results to be ranked (#159); Phi-3.5-mini does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
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DeepSeek
MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 39.9 to 34.0.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Phi-3.5-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 36.4 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | 2024-08-16 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.58 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.68 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 39.9 (#136), Phi-3.5-mini: 34.0 (#231)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 46.7% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 32.8% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 38.5% |
Reasoning Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.1 (#65), Phi-3.5-mini: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 52.6% | — |
| PIQA | — | 81% |
Math Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Phi-3.5-mini: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | — | 86.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Phi-3.5-mini: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| BoolQ | — | 78% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.1 (#217), Phi-3.5-mini: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Phi-3.5-mini |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1276 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Phi-3.5-mini?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has enough public results to be ranked (#159); Phi-3.5-mini does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Phi-3.5-mini better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 34.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Phi-3.5-mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Phi-3.5-mini has 5.