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DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking vs Alicloud Deepseek V3.2

Compare DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking from DeepSeek and Alicloud Deepseek V3.2 from DeepSeek on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking
DeepSeek · text → text

Thinking mode of DeepSeek-V3.1; DeepSeek V3.1 is a text generation model provided by DeepSeek, featuring a hybrid reasoning architecture that achieves an effective integration of thinking and non-thinking modes.

Input$0.56 /M
Output$1.68 /M
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Alicloud Deepseek V3.2
DeepSeek · → text

Input$0.274 /M
Output$0.411 /M
Cache read$0.0548 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking
Alicloud Deepseek V3.2
Input /M
$0.56
$0.274
Output /M
$1.68
$0.411
Cache read /M
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$0.0548
Context length
128,000
0
Max output
32,000
0
Time to First Token
1.3 s
1.0 s
Throughput
31.5 tok/s
34.7 tok/s
Modalities
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
August 21, 2025
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Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
DeepSeek-V3.1-Thinkalicloud-deepseek-v3.2
1380142014601500
Overall
14171425
Coding
14581470
Math
14141429
Hard prompts
14371447
Instruction following
14191421
Multi-turn
14141428
Creative writing
14011404
Longer query
14421446
Chinese
14631476
English
14321437

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Alicloud Deepseek V3.2
$22.61 /mo
DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking
$58.80 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking, Alicloud Deepseek V3.2?

Alicloud Deepseek V3.2: $0.411/M output tokens; DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking: $1.68/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Alicloud Deepseek V3.2: 1470; DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking: 1458 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Alicloud Deepseek V3.2: 1.0s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Alicloud Deepseek V3.2 at 34.7 tok/s and DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking at 31.5 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

Can I call DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking and Alicloud Deepseek V3.2 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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