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HEAD TO HEAD
DeepSeek V3.2 vs Step 3
Community vibe score against API price per 1M tokens. Up and left wins: loved and cheap.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
DeepSeek V3.2
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
People find it expensive
Step 3
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
People find it expensive
VALUE FOR MONEY
NOT ON THE CHART (NO PUBLIC API PRICE):Step 3STILL IN THE TABLE BELOW. THE CHART ONLY PLOTS MODELS WITH A KNOWN PRICE PER 1M TOKENS.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| VIBE SCORE | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| VOICES | 1,017 | 1,185 |
| RANK | #30 | #36 |
| CATEGORY | Multimodal | Text |
| OPEN/CLOSED | OPEN WEIGHTS | CLOSED |
| PRICE IN (per 1M) | $0.269 / 1M | N/A |
| PRICE OUT (per 1M) | $0.40 / 1M | N/A |
| THE CROWD LOVES | Popular for coding help | Popular for coding help |
| THE CROWD GRUMBLES | People find it expensive | People find it expensive |
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