DeepSeek-V3.2 vs MAI-Code-1-Flash
Wins 3 of 4 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Math
Wins 1 of 4 areas
Following instructions
DeepSeek-V3.2 is the stronger all-rounder.MAI-Code-1-Flash is better at following instructions.
Scores updated · 9 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the four areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Math and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where DeepSeek-V3.2 pulls ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+6.6points ahead
- Fixes real GitHub issues in many programming languagesSWE-bench Multilingual+4.7points ahead
- US invitational high-school math exam problemsAIME 2026+1.7points ahead
Where MAI-Code-1-Flash pulls ahead
- Long, multi-file coding tasks in real codebasesSWE-bench Pro+35.6points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+14.3points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 9 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingDeepSeek-V3.2
- SWE-bench ProMAI-Code-1-Flash by 35.615.651.2+35.6
- SWE-bench MultilingualDeepSeek-V3.2 by 4.770.265.5+4.7
- SWE-bench VerifiedDeepSeek-V3.2 by 1.573.171.6+1.5
ReasoningDeepSeek-V3.2
- Humanity's Last ExamDeepSeek-V3.2 by 6.624.618+6.6
- GPQA Diamondtie8484.6tie
Following instructionsMAI-Code-1-Flash
- IFBenchMAI-Code-1-Flash by 14.360.775+14.3
Other results2 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- ArtifactsBenchDeepSeek-V3.2 by 19.455.836.4+19.4
- Terminal-Bench 2.0MAI-Code-1-Flash by 8.446.454.8+8.4
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-V3.2 or MAI-Code-1-Flash?
DeepSeek-V3.2 wins three of the four areas where both have results: coding, reasoning and math. MAI-Code-1-Flash wins following instructions.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3.2. It wins 2 of the 3 coding tests both models report; MAI-Code-1-Flash wins 1.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 9 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 7 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 2 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.