Model family timeline
Last updated Dec 1, 2025
DeepSeek V3.2 model releases
A source-backed timeline for the DeepSeek V3.2 model family, collecting release dates, labs, access details, context windows, and major lifecycle changes.
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DeepSeek-V3.2
AvailableDeepSeekFrontierOpen source
Reasoning-first agent model that adds DeepSeek Sparse Attention and thinking directly inside tool-use workflows.
Type
MoE
Params
685B
Context
128K
Top eval
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Released
Dec 1, 2025
7mo ago
MoE685B128K ctxDec 1, 2025
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale
AvailableDeepSeekFrontierOpen source
High-compute reasoning variant of V3.2, positioned for olympiad-level math, programming, and other deep reasoning tasks.
Type
MoE
Params
685B
Context
128K
Top eval
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Released
Dec 1, 2025
7mo ago
MoE685B128K ctxDec 1, 2025
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
PreviewDeepSeekOpen source
Experimental checkpoint that introduced DeepSeek Sparse Attention as an efficiency bridge between V3.1-Terminus and V3.2.
Type
MoE
Params
685B
Context
128K
Top eval
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Released
Sep 29, 2025
9mo ago
MoE685B128K ctxSep 29, 2025