Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V2.5 leads with 23.3% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-V2.5 is available on 3 providers. Overall, DeepSeek-V2.5 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V2.5 was developed as an enhanced iteration of the DeepSeek-V2 architecture, designed to incorporate improvements in model quality and efficiency. Built to advance the DeepSeek foundation model series, it provides refined capabilities for general-purpose language understanding and generation tasks.
IBM
Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was introduced as an experimental ultra-compact model, designed to demonstrate IBM's progress in efficient model development. Built to explore the boundaries of what small models can achieve for enterprise applications, it represents an early look at next-generation Granite capabilities.
11 months newer

DeepSeek-V2.5
DeepSeek
2024-05-08

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
IBM
2025-05-02
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V2.5

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V2.5
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Hyperbolic

DeepSeek-V2.5

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

DeepSeek-V2.5

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview