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DeepSeek-V3.2 vs o1-mini

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2
OpenAI
o1-mini
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateDec 1 2025Sep 12 2024
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
13%
Timeline
Release gapo1-mini shipped 445 days before DeepSeek-V3.2

Which is better: DeepSeek-V3.2 or o1-mini?

DeepSeek-V3.2 and o1-mini don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1-mini shipped 445 days before DeepSeek-V3.2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V3.2 is open weight, while o1-mini is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek-V3.2 and o1-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.

o1-mini was released by OpenAI on Sep 12 2024.

DeepSeek-V3.2 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. o1-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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