DeepSeek-V2.5 vs Grok-3 Comparison

Comparing DeepSeek-V2.5 and Grok-3 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek-V2.5 and Grok-3 don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

DeepSeek-V2.5 costs less

For input processing, DeepSeek-V2.5 ($0.14/1M tokens) is 21.4x cheaper than Grok-3 ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, DeepSeek-V2.5 ($0.28/1M tokens) is 53.6x cheaper than Grok-3 ($15.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-3 is more expensive than DeepSeek-V2.5.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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DeepSeek-V2.5

Input tokens$0.14

Output tokens$0.28

Best providerDeepSeek

Grok-3

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerxAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-3 accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to DeepSeek-V2.5's 8,192 tokens. DeepSeek-V2.5 can generate longer responses up to 8,192 tokens, while Grok-3 is limited to 8,000 tokens.

DeepSeek-V2.5

Input8,192 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

Grok-3

Input128,000 tokens

Output8,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V2.5 does not.

Grok-3 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-3

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V2.5 is licensed under deepseek, while Grok-3 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-3

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V2.5 was released on 2024-05-08, while Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17.

Grok-3 is 10 months newer than DeepSeek-V2.5.

DeepSeek-V2.5

May 8, 2024

1.9 years ago

Grok-3

Feb 17, 2025

1.1 years ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while DeepSeek-V2.5's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-3's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V2.5's cutoff date.

DeepSeek-V2.5

—

Grok-3

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

DeepSeek-V2.5 is available from DeepSeek, DeepInfra, Hyperbolic. Grok-3 is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.