DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) vs Seed 2.0 Pro Comparison
Comparing DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) and Seed 2.0 Pro across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Seed 2.0 Pro is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, BrowseComp, GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified).
Seed 2.0 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) specifies output context (65,536 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Seed 2.0 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) does not.
Seed 2.0 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)
Seed 2.0 Pro
License
Usage and distribution terms
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) is licensed under MIT, while Seed 2.0 Pro uses a proprietary license.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) was released on 2025-12-01, while Seed 2.0 Pro was released on 2026-02-14.
Seed 2.0 Pro is 3 months newer than DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking).
Dec 1, 2025
3 months ago
Feb 14, 2026
4 weeks ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Seed 2.0 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-01-01, while DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)'s cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Seed 2.0 Pro's training data extends to 2024-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking)'s cutoff date.
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Jan 2024
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Seed 2.0 Pro
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Detailed Comparison
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