Model comparison

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

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DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale DeepSeek

39.7

Rank #162 Reported

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 46.0 to 27.1.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
DeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderDeepSeekMicrosoft
Noometry Index39.729.7
Released2025-12-012024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window128K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.58—
Output $ / M tokens$1.68—
Results tracked319

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 40.4 (#140), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
WeirdML46.7%—
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
LMArena Coding—1039
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%

Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.9 (#73), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
SimpleBench52.6%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1028

Math Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math—1089

Knowledge Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert—984

Multilingual Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English—1000
LMArena Chinese—1016
LMArena French—1039
LMArena German—1006
LMArena Japanese—899
LMArena Korean—856
LMArena Russian—1004
LMArena Spanish—1059

Instruction Following Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following—1023

Long Context Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query—996

Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.0 (#222), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-SpecialePhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text—1050
LMArena Creative Writing—1024
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1276—
LMArena Multi-Turn—989

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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