AI model comparison
Solar Mini 4 vs DeepSeek V3.2
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Upstage
Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 is Upstage's compact, cost-efficient language model, a 35B-parameter mixture-of-experts with 3B active parameters and a 524K context window.
- Input / 1M
- $0.05
- Output / 1M
- $0.20
- Context
- 524K
DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek-V3.2 is a large language model designed to harmonize high computational efficiency with strong reasoning and agentic tool-use performance.
- Input / 1M
- $0.26
- Output / 1M
- $0.42
- Context
- 164K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Solar Mini 4
3.6x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Solar Mini 4
24.1 vs 21.5 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Solar Mini 4
524K vs 164K tokens
Newer release
Solar Mini 4
Released September 23, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
DeepSeek V3.221.5Coding index
DeepSeek V3.244.2Agentic index
DeepSeek V3.2Not availablePricing
Solar Mini 4 vs DeepSeek V3.2 API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.05 | $0.26 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.42 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.01 | $0.14 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
DeepSeek V3.2$0.73Coding task
30K in, 4K out
DeepSeek V3.2$9.45$5.73 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
DeepSeek V3.2$39.69$21.09 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 524K tokens | 164K tokens |
| Max output | 131K tokens | 147K tokens |
| Input types | Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Max, Extra high, High, Medium, Low, Minimal, None | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Medium | Not available |
| Release date | September 23, 2026 | December 1, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Not supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Not supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Solar Mini 4 is 3.6x cheaper for a typical chat. Solar Mini 4 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (24.1 vs 21.5). Solar Mini 4 has the larger context window (524K vs 164K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Solar Mini 4 or DeepSeek V3.2 cheaper?
Solar Mini 4 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Solar Mini 4 costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens, while DeepSeek V3.2 costs $0.26 per 1M input tokens and $0.42 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Solar Mini 4 or DeepSeek V3.2?
Solar Mini 4 supports up to 524K tokens of context, compared with 164K for DeepSeek V3.2.
Is Solar Mini 4 smarter than DeepSeek V3.2?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Solar Mini 4 scores 24.1 and DeepSeek V3.2 scores 21.5, putting Solar Mini 4 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Solar Mini 4 and DeepSeek V3.2 at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Solar Mini 4 and DeepSeek V3.2 answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Solar Mini 4 and DeepSeek V3.2 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.