# DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Granite 4.0 Micro

> DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 21× less per token, which makes it the better buy when DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-2-speciale-vs-granite-4-0-micro
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in reasoning, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 32.9 to 19.2.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.58 / $1.68 for DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale.
- Granite 4.0 Micro accepts more context: 131K tokens versus 128K.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 29.0 |
| Rank | 162 | 318 |
| Context | 128K | 131K |
| Input $/M | $0.58 | $0.017 |
| Output $/M | $1.68 | $0.11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 40.4 (#140)
- Granite 4.0 Micro: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 46.7% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.9 (#73)
- Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 52.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
- Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 2.8% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 20.9% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
- Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 28.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 39.5% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.7% |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
- Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 84.9% |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.0 (#222)
- Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1276 | — |
| WildBench | — | 67% |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Granite 4.0 Micro?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 21× less per token, which makes it the better buy when DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Granite 4.0 Micro?

Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale lists at $0.58 and $1.68.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Granite 4.0 Micro does, with 131K tokens against 128K.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Granite 4.0 Micro share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 Micro has 8.