Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-V3 leads with 36.1% higher average benchmark score. Grok-4 Heavy supports multimodal inputs. Overall, DeepSeek-V3 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3 is a language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 67.2% across 20 benchmarks. It excels particularly in DROP (91.6%), CLUEWSC (90.9%), MATH-500 (90.2%). It supports a 262K token context window for handling large documents. The model is available through 1 API provider. Released in 2024, it represents DeepSeek's latest advancement in AI technology.
xAI
Grok-4 Heavy is a multimodal language model developed by xAI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 79.5% across 6 benchmarks. It excels particularly in AIME 2025 (100.0%), HMMT25 (96.7%), GPQA (88.4%). As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. Released in 2025, it represents xAI's latest advancement in AI technology.
6 months newer
DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek
2024-12-25
Grok-4 Heavy
xAI
2025-07-09
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 24 common benchmarks
DeepSeek-V3
Grok-4 Heavy
Grok-4 Heavy
2024-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3
DeepSeek
Grok-4 Heavy
DeepSeek-V3
Grok-4 Heavy
DeepSeek-V3
Grok-4 Heavy