Data points: 60
The readout for DeepSeek V3.2 and Ministral 3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
60 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 5 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with DeepSeek V3.2
The charts below split 13 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare DeepSeek V3.2 vs Ministral 3deepseek-v3-2-vs-ministral-3 | Model A DeepSeek V3.2 | Model B Ministral 3 |
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| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Average speed, First-token latency |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3.2 | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Output price | $1.60/M#21 | $0.100/M |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V3.2 | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V3.2 and Ministral 3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | DeepSeek V3.2 | Ministral 3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek V3.2 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Ministral 3 Ministral 3 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: DeepSeek V3.2 leads across 60 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from DeepSeek V3.2 vs Ministral 3 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Model metadata | DeepSeek V3.2 exposes 131.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
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| Developer | DeepSeek | No data |
| Context window | 131.1K tokens | No data |
| Max output | 64K tokens | No data |
| Released | Dec 2025 | No data |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-v3.2 | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
| Blended price | $0.775/M#31 | $0.100/M#5 |
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| Input price | $0.500/M#18 | $0.100/M#6 |
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| MMLU-Pro | 83.7%#23 | 52.4%#79 |
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| LiveCodeBench | 59.3%#43 | 24.7%#87 |
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| SciCode | 38.7%#54 | 14.4%#116 |
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| HLE | 10.5%#64 | 5.3%#84 |
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| GPQA | 75.1%#68 | 35.8%#132 |
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speed / latency
208 tok/s / 2843ms
input / output
No data
933999 API0 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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ETC API0 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Ollama0 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Ministral 3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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SMLC666 API0 tests | DeepSeek V3.2 deepseek-v3.2-chat speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M | Ministral 3 ministral-3:8b speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $75.00/M / $75.00/M |
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
