Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-2 leads with 2.6% higher average benchmark score. Grok-2 offers 119.6K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V2.5. DeepSeek-V2.5 is $11.58 cheaper per million tokens. Grok-2 supports multimodal inputs. DeepSeek-V2.5 is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
xAI
Grok 2 was developed as the second generation of xAI's language model family, designed to provide enhanced reasoning, knowledge, and conversational abilities. Built with architectural improvements and expanded training, it represents a significant advancement in xAI's model capabilities.
3 months newer

DeepSeek-V2.5
DeepSeek
2024-05-08

Grok-2
xAI
2024-08-13
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-V2.5

Grok-2
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V2.5

Grok-2
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V2.5
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Hyperbolic

DeepSeek-V2.5

Grok-2

DeepSeek-V2.5

Grok-2

Grok-2
xAI