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Is DeepSeek V3.2 good?
DeepSeek V3.2 has been tested across 22 task areas. It's strongest at creative & comedy and weakest at translation & localization. It's a budget-friendly option ($0.572/1M tokens).
Our take
Strengths
Weak spots
How DeepSeek V3.2 ranks, task by task
Rank is the position in each field; Rating is the absolute quality bar. A model can be rated "Excellent" yet sit mid-table when the whole field is strong — and vice-versa.
| Task area | Rank | Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative & Comedy | #5 of 44 |
|
Elo |
| Frontend & Landing Pages | #16 of 93 |
|
Needs editing |
| Product & Project Management | #8 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Summarization & Meeting Notes | #17 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Training & Education | #17 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Structured Output | #19 of 43 |
|
Strong |
| Research & Competitive Analysis | #21 of 44 |
|
Usable |
| Knowledge & Docs | #47 of 94 |
|
Usable |
| Customer Support | #22 of 43 |
|
Usable |
| Investor & Pitch | #28 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| AI Strategy | #30 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Chef / Home Cooking | #30 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Executive Assistant | #31 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Data & Analytics | #44 of 69 |
|
Excellent |
| RAG, Safety & Grounding | #23 of 35 |
|
Excellent |
| Presentations & Decks | #30 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Landing Pages | #39 of 56 |
|
Usable |
| Legal & HR | #34 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Content & Brand | #39 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Coding | #41 of 52 |
|
Usable |
| Sales | #37 of 44 |
|
Usable |
| Translation & Localization | #37 of 44 |
|
Strong |
Industry benchmarks
Standardized third-party scores, shown for context — these are independent of our real-task tests.
Design Arena — human preference (avg Elo 1183)
Headline vs. real-world
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29) · Source: Design Arena (www.designarena.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29)
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Frequently asked
Is DeepSeek V3.2 any good?
DeepSeek V3.2 places top-3 in 0 of 22 task areas we benchmarked. It performs best at Creative & Comedy.
What is DeepSeek V3.2 best at?
Its strongest task areas are Creative & Comedy, Frontend & Landing Pages, Product & Project Management.
How we test & rank
Each model is scored on real tasks across 22 task areas by an LLM judge with deterministic checks. "Percentile" is this model's standing within each area's field; the cross-area figures are rank-based so quality and Elo scores are never mixed.
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