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DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking vs Azure Deepseek V3.2 Speciale

Compare DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking from DeepSeek and Azure Deepseek V3.2 Speciale 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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Azure Deepseek V3.2 Speciale
DeepSeek · → text

Input$0.58 /M
Output$1.68 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking
Azure Deepseek V3.2 Speciale
Input /M
$0.56
$0.58
Output /M
$1.68
$1.68
Cache read /M
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Context length
128,000
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Max output
32,000
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Time to First Token
1.3 s
1.6 s
Throughput
31.5 tok/s
176.0 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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Uptime (%)

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Cost calculator

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

DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking
$58.80 /mo
Azure Deepseek V3.2 Speciale
$60.00 /mo

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

FAQ

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

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

Which responds faster?

DeepSeek V3.1 Thinking: 1.3s 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?

Azure Deepseek V3.2 Speciale at 176.0 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 Azure Deepseek V3.2 Speciale 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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