The closest alternative to DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is Trinity Large Thinking — comparable intelligence (31.9 vs 32.1); for a cheaper option, MiniMax M2.7 runs $0.250/M vs $0.270/M; for more speed, gpt-oss-120b (free) hits 554 t/s; and the best open-weight substitute is MiniMax M3.
Trinity Large Thinking is the closest alternative to DeepSeek V3.2 Exp, with an Intelligence Index of 31.9 (DeepSeek V3.2 Exp scores 32.1) at $0.220 per million input tokens.
Yes — MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.250 per million input tokens versus $0.270 for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
MiniMax M3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to DeepSeek V3.2 Exp — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 54.7 on intelligence.