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Seed OSS 36B Instruct vs DeepSeek V3.2 Exp

Compare Seed OSS 36B Instruct from bytedance and DeepSeek V3.2 Exp from DeepSeek on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Seed OSS 36B Instruct
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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
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Overview

Seed OSS 36B Instruct
Author
bytedance
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Author
DeepSeek
Seed OSS 36B Instruct
Context length
131Ktokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Context length
164Ktokens
Seed OSS 36B Instruct
Reasoning
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Reasoning
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Input modalities
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Input modalities
Seed OSS 36B Instruct
Output modalities
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Output modalities

Seed OSS 36B Instruct vs DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: side-by-side summary

Seed OSS 36B Instruct and DeepSeek V3.2 Exp are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Seed OSS 36B Instruct, from bytedance, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp, from DeepSeek, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced at $0.27/M tokens input, $0.41/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Seed OSS 36B Instruct: 131,072 tokens
  • DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: 163,840 tokens
Price
  • Seed OSS 36B Instruct: Pricing varies by provider
  • DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: $0.27/M tokens input, $0.41/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Seed OSS 36B Instruct: bytedance
  • DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: DeepSeek
model details, providers and pricing
model details, providers and pricing
Seed OSS 36B Instruct
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp

Seed OSS 36B Instruct vs DeepSeek V3.2 Exp at a glance

Seed OSS 36B Instruct vs DeepSeek V3.2 Exp comparison
Seed OSS 36B InstructDeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Input pricePricing varies by provider$0.27/M tokens
Output pricePricing varies by provider$0.41/M tokens
Context window131,072 tokens163,840 tokens
Intelligence Index12.116.6
Coding IndexNot availableNot available
Agentic IndexNot availableNot available
Latency (p50)Not available7.32 s
Throughput (p50)Not available7.0 tok/s

Oct 5, 2026

Which has the longer context window, Seed OSS 36B Instruct or DeepSeek V3.2 Exp?

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp has the longer context window at 163,840 tokens, compared with 131,072 tokens for Seed OSS 36B Instruct.

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