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DeepSeek V3.2 vs Gemma 2 9B
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Winner summary
DeepSeek V3.2 wins on 3/3 benchmarks
DeepSeek V3.2 wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · knowledge · math.
Category leads
arena·DeepSeek V3.2knowledge·DeepSeek V3.2math·DeepSeek V3.2
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V3.2
#142 by perf·no signal
Gemma 2 9B
#219 by perf·#7 by attention
Best value
Gemma 2 9B
4.4x better value than DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2
136.3 pts/$
$0.35/M
Gemma 2 9B
600.0 pts/$
$0.06/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Google DeepMind
$4.20T·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V3.2Gemma 2 9B
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
DeepSeek V3.2 leads by +159.8
DeepSeek V3.2
1424.8
Gemma 2 9B
1265.0
GPQA diamond
DeepSeek V3.2 leads by +74.6
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
DeepSeek V3.2
77.9
Gemma 2 9B
3.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
DeepSeek V3.2 leads by +87.4
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
DeepSeek V3.2
87.8
Gemma 2 9B
0.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1424.8 | 1265.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 77.9 | 3.3 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 87.8 | 0.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.28 | $0.42 | 164K tokens (~82 books) | $3.15 | |
| $0.03 | $0.09 | 8K tokens (~4 books) | $0.45 |