Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5.2 leads with 6.9% higher average benchmark score. GPT-5.2 supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GPT-5.2 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp (DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking), released by DeepSeek in September 2025, is the experimental preview release of the DeepSeek-V3.2 model featuring 685 billion total parameters and integrated thinking capabilities. It introduced the architecture and training approaches that became the foundation of the final V3.2 release, including thinking in tool-use and hybrid reasoning modes.
OpenAI
GPT-5.2, released by OpenAI on December 11, 2025, is a large language model from the GPT-5 family that improves on GPT-5 in general intelligence, long-context understanding, agentic tool-calling, and vision. It features a 400K token context window, 128K maximum output tokens, and a knowledge cutoff of August 2025. GPT-5.2 targets long-context coding tasks, extended document analysis, and complex agentic workflows requiring reliable instruction following.
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DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
DeepSeek
2025-09-29

GPT-5.2
OpenAI
2025-12-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-5.2
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2
2025-08
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
DeepSeek
GPT-5.2
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-5.2
DeepSeek-V3.2 Thinking
GPT-5.2