VERIFIEDOct 142026
Is DeepSeek V3.2 Thinking state of the art?
No.Best current rank is #72 in Math.
As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V3.2 Thinking from DeepSeek. Best current rank is #72 in Math. Ranked #72 in Math.
Why
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #88 in General LLM.
Receipts
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall) deepseek-v3.2-thinking | 1422.6305035016485 1419.1–1426.2 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) deepseek-v3.2-thinking | 1446.1375404597793 1441.5–1450.7 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, math) deepseek-v3.2-thinking | 1429.191761491693 1417.7–1440.6 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, coding) deepseek-v3.2-thinking | 1475.7469664237235 1469.1–1482.4 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena WebDev deepseek-v3.2-thinking | 1362.2187709867562 1353.1–1371.3 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_6949d6fb2488 |
| LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query) deepseek-v3.2-thinking | 1441.9073995904428 1435.9–1447.9 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_368d64825bf4 |
| LMArena Text factuality deepseek-v3.2-thinking | 1432.640961492356 1429.4–1435.9 | 2026-10-08 | INDEP. | snap_f051faf18005 |
Reign history
Where it sits in the succession
No closed or open crown interval includes this model.
Honest about the gaps
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | Not SOTA · #88 | Ranked #88 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not SOTA · #81 | Ranked #81 in Reasoning. |
| Math | Not SOTA · #72 | Ranked #72 in Math. |
| Coding | Not SOTA · #81 | Ranked #81 in Coding. |
| Coding › Web dev | Not SOTA · #79 | Ranked #79 in Coding › Web dev. |
| Long context | Not SOTA · #79 | Ranked #79 in Long context. |
| Factuality | Not SOTA · #79 | Ranked #79 in Factuality. |