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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Nemotron 3 Ultra leads DeepSeek V3.2 Exp on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 22.9 to 16.6, and DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs 5.9x less per output token ($0.41 vs $2.40 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 45 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Replace Nemotron 3 Ultra
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpDeepSeek
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.41
12
Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA
Coding
30.0
Overall
53.1
Output $/M
$2.40
33
vs boards won of 45 shared

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Nemotron 3 Ultra: which to pick

Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; DeepSeek V3.2 Exp has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick DeepSeek V3.2 Exp for output tokens 5.9x cheaper ($0.41 vs $2.40 per million) and work measured by LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare or Design Arena: websites, where it leads.

Model ADeepSeek V3.2 ExpDeepSeekNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BNemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA30.0/1003 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved task
Shared results
45
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp only
15
Nemotron 3 Ultra only
26
Like-for-like categories
8 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Ultra 30.0 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Agentic work, 49.4 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp 33.9% against Nemotron 3 Ultra 83.3%, 49.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp $0.41 against Nemotron 3 Ultra $2.40 per million output tokens, 5.9x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp takes 164K tokens, Nemotron 3 Ultra 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryDeepSeek V3.2 ExpBarsNemotron 3 UltraTies
Coding04
Intelligence02
Agentic work01
Reasoning05
Math02
Knowledge13
Web design61
General515
All shared boards1233
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
Aider polyglot74.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
LMArena WebDev1272Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
AA Coding IndexNot measured49.3Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured86.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured69.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured7.6%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured4.9%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured50.9%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)78.9%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
SciCodeNot measured40.3%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)31.1%36.4%Nemotron 3 Ultra
FrontierCodeNot measured13.6%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
WeirdML39.5%43.5%Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: coding14381468Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: software and IT14381468Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena WebDev: HTML1281Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
AA Intelligence Index16.622.9Nemotron 3 Ultra
Epoch Capabilities Index144.9146.0Nemotron 3 Ultra
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured20.1Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured37.7%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured15.4%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured31.7%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
τ²-Bench Telecom33.9%83.3%Nemotron 3 Ultra
APEX-AgentsNot measured22.7%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
TheAgentCompany42.9%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL)56.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
MCP AtlasNot measured63.1%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Neither model has a result on the other 33 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured86.1%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)79.7%86.7%Nemotron 3 Ultra
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)14.9%28.4%Nemotron 3 Ultra
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured85.4%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured20.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14291452Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: expert14221472Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14441453Nemotron 3 Ultra
Kagi LLM Benchmark52.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
AA Math Index87.7Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)87.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured86.7%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
ProofBenchNot measured2.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LMArena Text: math14221457Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: mathematical work14331461Nemotron 3 Ultra
MathArena14.4%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index13
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
MMLU ProNot measured85.8%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured82.1%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured65.5%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured73.1%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured38.6%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)85.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
LMArena Text: science14431465Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14681456DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: legal and government14191452Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: business and finance14121434Nemotron 3 Ultra
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index61
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
Design Arena: websites11791145DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Design Arena: UI components11641135DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Design Arena: game dev11431138DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Design Arena: data viz11521141DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Design Arena: 3D11481131DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Design Arena: all code categories11701146DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Design Arena: SVG10311069Nemotron 3 Ultra
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1100Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index515
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
IFBench54.1%81.4%Nemotron 3 Ultra
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)72.3%79.3%Nemotron 3 Ultra
DTBench87.7%90.1%Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMCA29.1%36.9%Nemotron 3 Ultra
Fiction.LiveBench83.3%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
CL-bench13.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
CL-bench Life9.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
LMArena Text14251445Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: instruction following14011418Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: creative writing14041399DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: English14411455Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: non-English14041427Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Chinese14611497Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: German14401472Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Japanese1331Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
LMArena Text: Korean13721384Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: French14341472Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Spanish14411455Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Russian14121417Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Polish14351385DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: multi-turn14221411DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: longer queries14181437Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: writing and language14071406DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14071397DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNemotron 3 UltraLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp$0.0005Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Ultra$0.0018Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp$0.015Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Ultra$0.037Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp$0.058Exceeds the context window
Nemotron 3 Ultra$0.144Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Nemotron 3 Ultra
SpecificationDeepSeek V3.2 ExpNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra
MakerDeepSeekNVIDIA
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2025June 4, 2026
Context window164K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.27$0.60
Output $/Mtok$0.41$2.40
Coding indexNot benchmarked30.0
Independent measurements behind it13
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3.2 Exp better than Nemotron 3 Ultra for coding?

Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; DeepSeek V3.2 Exp has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V3.2 Exp for output tokens 5.9x cheaper ($0.41 vs $2.40 per million) and work measured by LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare or Design Arena: websites, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $0.41 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.60 and $2.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra, with 262K tokens against 164K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Nemotron 3 Ultra comparison based on?

45 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V3.2 Exp's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Nemotron 3 Ultra's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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