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Claude Opus 4.5 vs DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Claude Opus 4.5 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Benchmark Advantage
Claude Opus 4.5
Context Window
Claude Opus 4.5
Speed
Claude Opus 4.5

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureClaude Opus 4.5DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyClaude Opus 4.5DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorAnthropicDeepseek
ReleasedNov 2025Dec 2025

Claude Opus 4.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has cheaper input pricing at $0.40/M tokens. DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has cheaper output pricing at $1.20/M tokens.
Claude Opus 4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 42.9, compared to DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale's score of 37.9.
Claude Opus 4.5 has a 200,000 token context window, while DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale has a 163,840 token context window.
Claude Opus 4.5 supports vision. DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale does not support vision.