Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeek
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.0 to 46.0.
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.58 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.68 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 40.4 (#140), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 46.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1487 |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.9 (#73), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 52.6% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1483 |
Math Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1474 |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1489 |
Multilingual Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1534 |
| LMArena French | — | 1484 |
| LMArena German | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1467 |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.0 (#222), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1464 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1276 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.