# DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Palm 2

> DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 46.1 to 25.7.
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Google |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 29.4 |
| Rank | 159 | 296 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.58 | — |
| Output $/M | $1.68 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 39.9 (#136)
- Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 46.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 995 |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.1 (#65)
- Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 52.6% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1005 |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
- Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1049 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
- Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 887 |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
- Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1010 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —
- Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1010 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.1 (#217)
- Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 991 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1276 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 994 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Palm 2?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Palm 2 better for coding?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Palm 2 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.