Model Comparison

Grok-3 vs DeepSeek VL2 Small

Grok-3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Grok-3 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMMU), while DeepSeek VL2 Small is better at 0 benchmarks.

Grok-3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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xAI
Grok-3
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerxAI
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-3 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-3
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Grok-3 and DeepSeek VL2 Small support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Grok-3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-3 is licensed under a proprietary license, while DeepSeek VL2 Small uses deepseek.

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

Grok-3

Proprietary

Closed source

DeepSeek VL2 Small

deepseek

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17, while DeepSeek VL2 Small was released on 2024-12-13.

Grok-3 is 2 months newer than DeepSeek VL2 Small.

Grok-3

Feb 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

2mo newer
DeepSeek VL2 Small

Dec 13, 2024

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while DeepSeek VL2 Small'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 VL2 Small's cutoff date.

Grok-3

Nov 2024

DeepSeek VL2 Small

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

xAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher MMMU score (78.0% vs 48.0%)
DeepSeek
Has open weights
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DeepSeekDeepSeek VL2 Small
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
xAI
Grok-3
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-3 vs DeepSeek VL2 Small

Grok-3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-3 is made by xAI and DeepSeek VL2 Small is made by DeepSeek. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Grok-3 scores AIME 2024: 93.3%, AIME 2025: 93.3%, GPQA: 84.6%, LiveCodeBench: 79.4%, MMMU: 78.0%. DeepSeek VL2 Small scores DocVQA: 92.3%, ChartQA: 84.5%, OCRBench: 83.4%, TextVQA: 83.4%, MMBench: 80.3%.
Grok-3 supports 128K tokens and DeepSeek VL2 Small 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 licensing (Proprietary vs deepseek). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Grok-3 is developed by xAI and DeepSeek VL2 Small is developed by DeepSeek.