Data points: 82
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek V3.2 and Kimi K2 Thinking, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2 Thinking. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi K2 Thinking has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 16 to 84.
Evidence depth
82 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Kimi K2 Thinking
The charts below split 15 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3.2 and Kimi K2 Thinking: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V3.2 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 16.0 pts | 84.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 3 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage | Average speed |
| Context window | 163.8K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 65.5K tokens | 100.4K 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 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | MoonshotAI |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3.2 and Kimi K2 Thinking: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage.
Kimi K2 Thinking
Kimi K2 Thinking is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math) and operational dimensions (Average speed).
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
Kimi K2 Thinking
55.7
DeepSeek V3.2
Kimi K2 Thinking leads by 6.2
Kimi K2 Thinking leads by 4.6
DeepSeek V3.2
Kimi K2 Thinking leads by 4.6
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DeepSeek V3.2
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek V3.2
winner$0.420/M
Rank #17/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2 Thinking
$2.50/M
Rank #75/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner$0.315/M
Rank #26/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2 Thinking
$1.07/M
Rank #78/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner$0.280/M
Rank #44/162 · confidence 4
Kimi K2 Thinking
$0.600/M
Rank #80/162 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner86.2%
Rank #15/125 · confidence 4
Kimi K2 Thinking
84.8%
Rank #28/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
22.2%
Rank #50/187 · confidence 4
Kimi K2 Thinking
winner22.3%
Rank #49/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner84.0%
Rank #53/188 · confidence 4
Kimi K2 Thinking
83.8%
Rank #55/188 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
winner86.2%
Rank #5/115 · confidence 4
Kimi K2 Thinking
85.3%
Rank #8/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V3.2
38.9%
Rank #82/185 · confidence 4
Kimi K2 Thinking
winner42.4%
Rank #49/185 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V3.2 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
126 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 26 tok/s / 11125ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
75 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 18 tok/s / 4488ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency 41 tok/s / 19451ms input / output No data |
65 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 1295ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency 34 tok/s / 16242ms input / output No data |
45 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 235 tok/s / 1787ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
40 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency 29 tok/s / 1828ms input / output No data | Kimi K2 Thinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek V3.2 deepseek-v3.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | Kimi K2 Thinking kimi-k2-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.027/M | |
DeepSeek V3.2 次DeepSeek-V3.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0026/request | Kimi K2 Thinking kimi-k2-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.274/M |
Weighted outcome: Kimi K2 Thinking. 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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