Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads with 33.2% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct offers 26.6K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp. Both models have similar pricing. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is available on 5 providers. Overall, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp was introduced as an experimental release, designed to test new architectural innovations and training methodologies. Built to explore the boundaries of mixture-of-experts design, it serves as a research preview for techniques that may be incorporated into future stable releases.
Meta
Llama 3.2 90B was developed as a flagship-tier open-source model, designed to provide advanced capabilities with 90 billion parameters. Built to serve applications requiring high-quality reasoning and generation, it represents a powerful option within the Llama 3.2 series for demanding tasks.
1 year newer

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
DeepSeek
2025-09-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Novita
ZeroEval

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
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