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DeepSeek-V3.2 vs GPT-5-Codex-Mini

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2
OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex-Mini
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateDec 1 2025Nov 7 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
13%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5-Codex-Mini shipped 24 days before DeepSeek-V3.2

Which is better: DeepSeek-V3.2 or GPT-5-Codex-Mini?

DeepSeek-V3.2 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-5-Codex-Mini shipped 24 days before DeepSeek-V3.2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V3.2 is open weight, while GPT-5-Codex-Mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek-V3.2 and GPT-5-Codex-Mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek-V3.2 was released by DeepSeek on Dec 1 2025.

GPT-5-Codex-Mini was released by OpenAI on Nov 7 2025.

DeepSeek-V3.2 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-5-Codex-Mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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