Model Comparison

DeepSeek-V2.5 vs Grok-2 mini

DeepSeek-V2.5 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

DeepSeek-V2.5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (HumanEval, MATH), while Grok-2 mini is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).

DeepSeek-V2.5 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V2.5
Input tokens$0.14
Output tokens$0.28
Best providerDeepSeek
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V2.5 specifies input context (8,192 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V2.5 specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V2.5
Input8,192 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V2.5 does not.

Grok-2 mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek-V2.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V2.5 is licensed under deepseek, while Grok-2 mini uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek-V2.5

deepseek

Open weights

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V2.5 was released on 2024-05-08, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

Grok-2 mini is 3 months newer than DeepSeek-V2.5.

DeepSeek-V2.5

May 8, 2024

1.9 years ago

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

1.6 years ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Larger context window (8,192 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher HumanEval score (89.0% vs 85.7%)
Higher MATH score (74.7% vs 73.0%)
xAI
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher MMLU score (86.2% vs 80.4%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V2.5
xAI
Grok-2 mini

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V2.5 vs Grok-2 mini

DeepSeek-V2.5 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. DeepSeek-V2.5 is made by DeepSeek and Grok-2 mini is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek-V2.5 scores GSM8k: 95.1%, MT-Bench: 90.2%, HumanEval: 89.0%, BBH: 84.3%, AlignBench: 80.4%. Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%.
DeepSeek-V2.5 supports 8K tokens and Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (deepseek vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek-V2.5 is developed by DeepSeek and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.