DeepSeek-V3 vs DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 15 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | DeepSeek-V3 | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 684.5 B | 685.4 B |
| Architecture | DeepseekV3ForCausalLM | DeepseekV32ForCausalLM |
| Context length | 163,840 | 163,840 |
| Licence | — | mit |
| Commercial use | Unknown | Allowed |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 1,113,783 | 170,167 |
| Downloads all time | 21.0 M | 1.4 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2024-12-25 | 2025-09-29 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
1.2 M170 K
DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
DeepSeek-V3 · fp16 @ 160K ctx
2,811.5 GB / 24 GB
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp · fp16 @ 160K ctx
2,815.1 GB / 24 GB