Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Nova 2 Lite
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nova 2 Lite score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.7 vs 39.7), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
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DeepSeekSummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Nova 2 Lite leads 53.9 to 46.0.
- Both cost about the same: $0.58 input and $1.68 output per million tokens.
- Nova 2 Lite accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.58 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.68 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 40.4 (#140), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 46.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1385 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.9 (#73), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 52.6% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1364 |
Math Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1359 |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1358 |
Multilingual Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1364 |
| LMArena French | — | 1381 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1373 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1335 |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1335 |
Writing & Preference Nova 2 Lite leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.0 (#222), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1291 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1276 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Nova 2 Lite?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nova 2 Lite score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.7 vs 39.7), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale lists at $0.58 and $1.68.
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (40.4 vs 40.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova 2 Lite does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Nova 2 Lite share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.