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DeepSeek V3.2 vs Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek V3.2 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode

Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics
Price Advantage
DeepSeek V3.2
Benchmark Advantage
DeepSeek V3.2
Context Window
DeepSeek V3.2
Speed
DeepSeek V3.2

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3.2Phi-3 Medium 128K InstructWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.26$1.00 DeepSeek V3.2
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.38$1.00 DeepSeek V3.2
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.03N/A DeepSeek V3.2
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, DeepSeek V3.2 is 71% cheaper overall.

DeepSeek V3.2 Providers

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Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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DeepSeek V3.2 Wins
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Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2Phi-3 Medium 128K InstructWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
32.132.0-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
34.6--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
59.0--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
83.741.2
GPQA
Graduate-level science
75.111.5
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
59.3--
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
-48.5-
DeepSeek V3.2 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

DeepSeek V3.2
163,840
tokens
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct
128,000
tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 has a 22% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricDeepSeek V3.2Phi-3 Medium 128K InstructWinner
Tokens/second24.4 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token1.43sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureDeepSeek V3.2Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyDeepSeek V3.2Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorDeepseekMicrosoft
ReleasedDec 2025Unknown

DeepSeek V3.2 Modalities

Input
text
Output
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Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

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Frequently Asked Questions

DeepSeek V3.2 has cheaper input pricing at $0.26/M tokens. DeepSeek V3.2 has cheaper output pricing at $0.38/M tokens.
DeepSeek V3.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 34.6, compared to Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct's score of N/A.
DeepSeek V3.2 has a 163,840 token context window, while Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 does not support vision. Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct does not support vision.