DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp vs Nova Lite Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp and Nova Lite across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nova Lite is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Nova Lite costs less

For input processing, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp ($0.27/1M tokens) is 4.5x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.06/1M tokens).

For output processing, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp ($0.41/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Nova Lite ($0.24/1M tokens).

In conclusion, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is more expensive than Nova Lite.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Input tokens$0.27

Output tokens$0.41

Best providerNovita

Nova Lite

Input tokens$0.06

Output tokens$0.24

Best providerAWS Bedrock

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Nova Lite accepts 300,000 input tokens compared to DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp's 163,840 tokens. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Nova Lite is limited to 2,048 tokens.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Input163,840 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

Nova Lite

Input300,000 tokens

Output2,048 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Nova Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp does not.

Nova Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Nova Lite

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is licensed under MIT, while Nova Lite uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

MIT

Open weights

Nova Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp was released on 2025-09-29, while Nova Lite was released on 2024-11-20.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is 10 months newer than Nova Lite.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Sep 29, 2025

5 months ago

10mo newer

Nova Lite

Nov 20, 2024

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is available from Novita. Nova Lite is available from Bedrock. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.