Model comparison
Deepseek Coder v2 vs Seed 2.0 Pro
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 35.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeek
ByteDance SeedSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Deepseek Coder v2 scores higher in 0 categories and Seed 2.0 Pro in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 63.0 to 38.4.
- Deepseek Coder v2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | ByteDance Seed |
| Noometry Index | 35.3 | 42.5 |
| Released | 2024-06-17 | 2026-02-14 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 37.5 (#178), Seed 2.0 Pro: 42.9 (#84)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1251 | 1472 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 59.7% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 82.3% | — |
| MBPP+ | 75.1% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Deepseek Coder v2: 22.6 (#175), Seed 2.0 Pro: 23.1 (#167)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1207 | 1453 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 28.4% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 57.1% |
| WinoGrande | 83.7% | — |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 32.3 (#188), Seed 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#110)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1241 | 1440 |
| GSM8K | 94.5% | — |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 31.7 (#209), Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.6 (#119)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1181 | 1440 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 64.3% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Deepseek Coder v2: —, Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.8 (#34)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1275 |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 36.4 (#235), Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.8 (#37)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1182 | 1442 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1201 | 1490 |
| LMArena French | 1184 | 1470 |
| LMArena German | 1164 | 1443 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1126 | 1408 |
| LMArena Korean | 1104 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1188 | 1450 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1153 | 1460 |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 61.9 (#237), Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.7 (#86)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1180 | 1414 |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 37.0 (#219), Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1428 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Deepseek Coder v2: 38.4 (#249), Seed 2.0 Pro: 63.0 (#66)
| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Seed 2.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1448 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1120 | 1406 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1176 | 1441 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Deepseek Coder v2 better than Seed 2.0 Pro?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 35.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Deepseek Coder v2 or Seed 2.0 Pro better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 37.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Deepseek Coder v2 and Seed 2.0 Pro share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Deepseek Coder v2 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Seed 2.0 Pro has 20.