DeepSeek V3.2 vs Sonar Deep Research (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: DeepSeek V3.2 vs. Sonar Deep Research
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Overview
Sonar Deep Research was released 8 months before DeepSeek V3.2.
 DeepSeek V3.2 |  Sonar Deep Research | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | DeepSeek | Perplexity |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 163.8K tokens | 128K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 65.5K tokens | Not specified tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | December 1, 2025 7 months ago December 1st, 2025 | March 7, 2025 1 year ago March 7th, 2025 |
Capabilities & Features
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DeepSeek V3.2 | Sonar Deep Research | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Optional | Optional |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | DeepSeek | Other |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation | Function CallingStructured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Proprietary |
Pricing
DeepSeek V3.2 is roughly 0.1x less expensive compared to Sonar Deep Research for input tokens and roughly 0.05x less expensive for output tokens.
| DeepSeek V3.2 | Sonar Deep Research | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.27 per million tokens | $2.00 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $0.40 per million tokens | $8.00 per million tokens |
Web Search Cost Additional cost for each web search operation | Not specified | $0.005 per search |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | $0.13 per million tokens | Not specified |
Reasoning Token Cost Cost for internal reasoning tokens | Not specified | $3.00 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
Compare relevant benchmarks between DeepSeek V3.2 and Sonar Deep Research.
| DeepSeek V3.2 | Sonar Deep Research | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 32 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 44.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 18.3 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | 1,200 Elo (#55 in Website (50.1% win rate)) | Benchmark not available. |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes DeepSeek V3.2 and Sonar Deep Research unique.
DeepSeek V3.2 by DeepSeek can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 163.8K token context window. Very affordable at $0.27/M input and $0.40/M output tokens. Released December 1st, 2025.Sonar Deep Research by Perplexity offers advanced reasoning. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Reasonably priced at $2.00/M input and $8.00/M output tokens. Released March 7th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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