DeepSeek V3.2 vs o4 Mini High
Updated October 21, 2026. No benchmark has tested both models yet. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
- Coding
- 30.0
- Overall
- 21.5
- Output $/M
- $0.88
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $4.40
Decision reading
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; o4 Mini High has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
o4 Mini High has the edge where the context window is larger, 200K against 164K tokens.
No benchmark has tested both yet. DeepSeek V3.2 has results on SWE-bench Verified, SWE-bench Multilingual and LMArena WebDev; o4 Mini High on ALE-Bench and GDPval. Compare them on price and context instead.
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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 21.5.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a GPQA Diamond result, 80.3%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a AIME result, 84.6%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a MMLU Pro result, 84.9%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1175.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
o4 Mini High
o4 Mini High takes 200K tokens against 164K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 $0.0007, o4 Mini High $0.0033 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has the number, $0.99.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V3.2 30.0 from 3 benchmarks, o4 Mini High not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V3.2 $0.88 against o4 Mini High $4.40 per million output tokens, 5.0x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V3.2 takes 164K tokens, o4 Mini High 200K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index15 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 70.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 59.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1362 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 44.2 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 80.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 67.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 5.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 35.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 39.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 826.2 | Only o4 Mini High measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1453 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1449 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1350 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1371 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 21.5 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.1 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 90.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| APEX-Agents | 21.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| GDPval | Not measured | 25.3% | Only o4 Mini High measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $1,034 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 80.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 84.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 24.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| ARC-AGI | 57.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1434 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1436 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1446 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 84.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 86.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| AA Math Index | 92.0 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 92.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1435 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1440 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 84.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 76.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 55.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 51.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 68.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 93.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1446 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1440 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1425 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1410 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1175 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1149 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1131 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1158 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1133 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1164 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1032 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1082 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index23 boards measured
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 60.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 73.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| DTBench | 85.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMCA | 28.8% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| CL-bench | 12.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| CL-bench Life | 7.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1425 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1413 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1400 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1439 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1409 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1455 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1413 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1374 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1370 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1429 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1424 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1424 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1419 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1427 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1428 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1407 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1395 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 23 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 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 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.
| Specification | DeepSeek V3.2 | OpenAI o4 Mini High |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | December 1, 2025 | April 16, 2025 |
| Context window | 164K | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.29 | $1.10 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.88 | $4.40 |
| Coding index | 30.0 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.99 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V3.2 better than o4 Mini High for coding?
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; o4 Mini High has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. o4 Mini High has the edge where the context window is larger, 200K against 164K tokens.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 or o4 Mini High?
DeepSeek V3.2 costs $0.29 per million input tokens and $0.88 per million output tokens; o4 Mini High costs $1.10 and $4.40. Cost per solved task is known for DeepSeek V3.2 only.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 or o4 Mini High?
o4 Mini High, with 200K tokens against 164K.
Has any benchmark tested both DeepSeek V3.2 and o4 Mini High?
No benchmark has tested both yet. DeepSeek V3.2 has results on SWE-bench Verified, SWE-bench Multilingual and LMArena WebDev; o4 Mini High on ALE-Bench and GDPval. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.