VERIFIEDOct 132026
Is DeepSeek V3.2 Exp state of the art?
It used to be.Was SOTA in Reasoning.
As of Oct 13, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp from DeepSeek. Was SOTA in Reasoning. Was SOTA in Long context from 2025-11-09 to 2025-11-17.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Last listed at #8 in General LLM on 2025-11-06.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) deepseek-v3.2-exp | 1426.2208750929442 1399.8–1452.7 | 2025-11-06 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) deepseek-v3.2-exp | 1451.48127685816 1439.2–1463.8 | 2025-11-17 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) deepseek-v3.2-exp | 1485.796181309558 1466.1–1505.5 | 2025-11-17 | INDEP. | snap_9a4e972507c9 |
| LMArena WebDev deepseek-v3.2-exp | 1293.072193842831 1282.1–1304.0 | 2025-11-25 | INDEP. | snap_d2f3c94c88f6 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
Long context
O1
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
O1
O1 Preview
DeepSeek R1
Gemini 2.0 Flash 001
O1
DeepSeek R1
O1
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
GPT-4.5 Preview
GPT-4.5 Preview
DeepSeek V3 0324
GPT-4.5 Preview
DeepSeek V3 0324
GPT-4.1
GPT-4.5 Preview
DeepSeek V3 0324
GPT-4.1
GPT-4.5 Preview
O3
O3
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro
O3
Claude Opus 4.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
GPT-5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
GPT-5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro
GPT-4.5 Preview
Claude Sonnet 4.5
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 3 Pro
Claude Opus 4.5
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Gemini 3 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
GLM 5.1
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
GPT-5.5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
GPT-5.5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Kimi K3
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 5
Kimi K3
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 5
Muse Spark 1.2
Claude Fable 5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Fable 5
Claude Fable 5.1
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Claude Opus 5.5
Gemini 4 Argon
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #8 | Last listed at #8 in General LLM on 2025-11-06. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #7 | Last listed at #7 in Reasoning on 2025-11-17. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #6 | Last listed at #6 in Coding on 2025-11-17. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #10 | Last listed at #10 in Coding › Web dev on 2025-11-25. |
| Long context | Was SOTA | Was SOTA in Long context from 2025-11-09 to 2025-11-17. |