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DeepSeek V3.2 vs Inkling Small

Close to a tie overall. DeepSeek V3.2 costs 55% less for the same work.

DeepSeek V3.2

by DeepSeek · #40 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
160K
Input / 1M
$0.26
Output / 1M
$0.38

Inkling Small

by · #41 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
512K
Input / 1M
$0.45
Output / 1M
$1.20

Better overall

About even

Grade 59.2 vs 58.2

Cheaper

DeepSeek V3.2

55% less, $0.29 vs $0.64 blended

Larger context

Inkling Small

160K vs 512K tokens

SWE-bench Verified

Inkling Small

73.1% vs 80.2%

Head to head

Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.

LMArena TextElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
LMArena WebDevElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 13, 2026
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
SWE-bench Verified% of issues resolved · SWE-bench · Dec 1, 2025 · reference
SWE-Bench Pro% of tasks resolved · Scale AI SWE-Bench Pro · reference
DeepSeek V3.2DeepSeek V3.2: —
Terminal-Bench 2.1% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · reference
DeepSeek V3.2DeepSeek V3.2: —
Terminal-Bench 2.0% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · Dec 1, 2025 · reference
Inkling SmallInkling Small: —

DeepSeek V3.2Inkling Smallv = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.

What it costs you

Drag to match your monthly usage.

DeepSeek V3.2$67.20 /month
Inkling Small$138 /month

DeepSeek V3.2 saves you $70.80 a month at this usage, $850 a year.

At a glance

AttributeDeepSeek V3.2Inkling Small
Made byDeepSeek
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeStrong · 59.2Strong · 58.2
Overall rank#40 of 67#41 of 67
Input price$0.26 per 1M$0.45 per 1M
Output price$0.38 per 1M$1.20 per 1M
Context window163,840 tokens524,288 tokens
Reasoning levelsNoNo
Reads imagesNoYes
Model IDdeepseek-v3.2inkling-small

Try both with one key

Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.

Get your API key
# Ask either model the same thing
curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model": "deepseek-v3.2", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "inkling-small", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3.2 or Inkling Small better?

They grade within two points of each other (59.2 and 58.2), so pick on price and the benchmarks that match your work.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 or Inkling Small?

DeepSeek V3.2: $0.26 in and $0.38 out per million tokens, against $0.45 and $1.20 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

Inkling Small, with 524,288 tokens.

Can I use both with one API key?

Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.

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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), SWE-bench, Scale AI SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.