Data points: 83
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and DeepSeek V3.2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 88 to 12.
Evidence depth
83 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and DeepSeek V3.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 88.0 pts | 12.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 3 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Average speed, First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 163.8K tokens | 163.8K tokens |
| Max output | 32.8K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-03-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus | deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus and DeepSeek V3.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math) and operational dimensions (Average speed, First-token latency).
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
54.2
Avg. score
DeepSeek V3.2
46.3
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus leads by 4.0
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus leads by 3.2
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
$1.00/M
Rank #40/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner$0.420/M
Rank #17/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
$0.453/M
Rank #37/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner$0.315/M
Rank #26/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
winner$0.270/M
Rank #42/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
$0.280/M
Rank #44/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
83.6%
Rank #36/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner86.2%
Rank #15/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
8.4%
Rank #101/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner22.2%
Rank #50/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
75.1%
Rank #95/188 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner84.0%
Rank #53/188 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
52.9%
Rank #55/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner86.2%
Rank #5/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
32.1%
Rank #127/185 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner38.9%
Rank #82/185 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | DeepSeek V3.2 |
|---|---|---|
126 tests | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 26 tok/s / 11125ms input / output No data |
60 tests | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus speed / latency 57 tok/s / 1362ms input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 29 tok/s / 1828ms input / output No data |
55 tests | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 1295ms input / output No data |
45 tests | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 235 tok/s / 1787ms input / output No data |
30 tests | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 25 tok/s / 2484ms input / output No data |
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus deepseek-v3.1-terminus speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | DeepSeek V3.2 deepseek-v3.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.018/M | |
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus deepseek-v3.1-terminus speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | DeepSeek V3.2 deepseek-v3.2-speciale speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus deepseek-v3.1-terminus speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | DeepSeek V3.2 qwen3.5-omni-plus-thinking-nx speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request |
Weighted outcome: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus leads by 3.7
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DeepSeek V3.2
