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DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-5.2 Pro

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2 Pro wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
DeepSeek V3
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2 Pro
Context Window
GPT-5.2 Pro
Speed
GPT-5.2 Pro

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.30$21.00 DeepSeek V3
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.20$168.00 DeepSeek V3
Cache Read (per 1M)$150000.00N/A DeepSeek V3
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, DeepSeek V3 is 99% cheaper overall.

DeepSeek V3 Providers

DeepSeek $0.01 (Cheapest)
Chutes $0.30
DeepInfra $0.32
Novita $0.40

GPT-5.2 Pro Providers

OpenAI $21.00 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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DeepSeek V3 Wins
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GPT-5.2 Pro Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkDeepSeek V3GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-51.2-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-48.7-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-99.0-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-87.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-90.3-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-88.9-
Aider
Real-world code editing
48.4--
GPT-5.2 Pro significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

DeepSeek V3
163,840
tokens
Max output: 163,840 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro has a 59% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricDeepSeek V3GPT-5.2 ProWinner
Tokens/secondN/A98.3 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A46.57s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3GPT-5.2 Pro
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3GPT-5.2 Pro
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorDeepseekOpenAI
ReleasedDec 2024Dec 2025

DeepSeek V3 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

GPT-5.2 Pro Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek V3 has cheaper input pricing at $0.30/M tokens. DeepSeek V3 has cheaper output pricing at $1.20/M tokens.
GPT-5.2 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 48.7, compared to DeepSeek V3's score of N/A.
DeepSeek V3 has a 163,840 token context window, while GPT-5.2 Pro has a 400,000 token context window.
DeepSeek V3 does not support vision. GPT-5.2 Pro supports vision.