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DeepSeek V3.2 vs Step3 VL 10B

DeepSeek V3.2 (DeepSeek) and Step3 VL 10B (Stepfun Ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Step3 VL 10B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#48 vs #51).

Which should you choose?

Choose DeepSeek V3.2 if…

  • you want provider choice — 15 listed API providers against 0.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 78.9% against 16.1%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 11.2% against 10.8%.

Choose Step3 VL 10B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #48 against #51 (59.2 vs 58.2 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — Step3 VL 10B was listed 13 January 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 1 December 2025.

DeepSeek V3.2 vs Step3 VL 10B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of DeepSeek V3.2 and Step3 VL 10B
FieldDeepSeek V3.2DeepSeekStep3 VL 10BStepfun Ai
ModelCap Index position#51#48
Index score58.259.2
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.269Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.40Unlisted
Context window164K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens66K—
API providers listed150
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
First listed1 December 202513 January 2026
PublisherDeepSeekStepfun Ai

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · global-corpus-prior over 182 held-out anchors (29%); launch card against 3 resolved peers on 4 rows (71%); exceeds every named peer on 3 of 4 rows; no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 2.3 toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: DeepSeek V3.2 vs Step3 VL 10B

Public benchmark boards where DeepSeek V3.2 or Step3 VL 10B has a published result
BoardDeepSeek V3.2Step3 VL 10BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14761469–1483Thinking—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation4.0%—Only one result
SWE-benchSWE-bench (Princeton / SWE-agent team)70.0%High—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis46.8%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="DeepSeek V3.2":reasoning=true—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis78.9%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="DeepSeek V3.2 (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false16.1%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Step3 VL 10B":reasoning=trueDeepSeek V3.2
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.2%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="DeepSeek V3.2 (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false10.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Step3 VL 10B":reasoning=trueDeepSeek V3.2
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench34.0—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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DeepSeek V3.2 vs Step3 VL 10B: common questions

Is DeepSeek V3.2 better than Step3 VL 10B?

Step3 VL 10B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #48 against #51. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is DeepSeek V3.2 cheaper than Step3 VL 10B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 or Step3 VL 10B?

Both publish a 164K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 or Step3 VL 10B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are DeepSeek V3.2 and Step3 VL 10B open-weight models?

DeepSeek V3.2: Open weights. Step3 VL 10B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run DeepSeek V3.2 and Step3 VL 10B?

ModelCap currently lists 15 API providers for DeepSeek V3.2 and 0 for Step3 VL 10B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this DeepSeek V3.2 vs Step3 VL 10B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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