Data points: 106
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek V3.2 and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 25.3 to 74.7.
Evidence depth
106 data points
Includes 20 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 27 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3.2 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V3.2 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 25.3 pts | 74.7 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 5 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Provider coverage | Average speed, Free providers |
| Context window | 163.8K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 65.5K tokens | 128K 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 V3.2 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 | openai/gpt-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3.2 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Provider coverage).
GPT-5
GPT-5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Reasoning, Knowledge, Math, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Average speed, Free providers).
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 V3.2
46.3
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
GPT-5 leads by 6.4
DeepSeek V3.2 leads by 2.3
GPT-5 leads by 0.7
GPT-5 leads by 9.3
GPT-5 leads by 12.6
No data
No data
GPT-5 leads by 6.9
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek V3.2
winner$0.420/M
Rank #18/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$10.00/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner$0.315/M
Rank #26/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$3.44/M
Rank #117/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner$0.280/M
Rank #44/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$1.25/M
Rank #107/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
39.0
Rank #76/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner75.6
Rank #2/89 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
winner86.2%
Rank #15/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5
80.6%
Rank #57/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
0.9
Rank #60/73 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner5.7
Rank #30/73 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
winner22.2%
Rank #50/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5
5.4%
Rank #132/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner84.0%
Rank #53/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5
67.3%
Rank #121/188 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner86.2%
Rank #5/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5
55.8%
Rank #49/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
5.1
Rank #29/33 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner20.1
Rank #22/33 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
38.7
Rank #65/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner42.9
Rank #46/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
winner38.9%
Rank #82/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5
38.8%
Rank #83/185 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner93.5
Rank #5/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
82.1
Rank #31/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
24.2
Rank #62/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner40.7
Rank #20/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
10.5
Rank #69/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner26.5
Rank #39/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
75.1
Rank #70/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner85.4
Rank #45/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
24.7
Rank #67/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner34.7
Rank #48/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
1200.0
Rank #43/66 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner1209.0
Rank #40/66 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
49.0
Rank #58/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner73.1
Rank #29/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
DeepSeek V3.2
78.9
Rank #56/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-12-01
GPT-5
winner84.8
Rank #44/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V3.2 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 V3.2 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
45 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 235 tok/s / 1787ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
20 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 37 tok/s / 1522ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data |
20 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 34 tok/s / 2500ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 21 tok/s / 15336ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 15844ms input / output No data |
DeepSeek V3.2 deepseek-v3.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.086/M | |
DeepSeek V3.2 deepseek-v3.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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