Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus scores higher in 7 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads 61.0 to 47.3.
- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2025-09-22 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 164K | — |
| Max output | 147K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.27 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1 | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 42.0 (#113), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1426 | 1269 |
| SciCode | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 745.17 | — |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 26.4 (#133), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1255 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |
| DTBench | 81.3% | — |
| LMCA | 28.6% | — |
Math DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 38.5 (#137), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1402 | 1265 |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1238 |
Multilingual DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 52.1 (#92), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1407 | 1257 |
| LMArena Russian | 1436 | 1261 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1262 |
| LMArena French | — | 1286 |
| LMArena German | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1279 |
Instruction Following DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 74.0 (#106), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1404 | 1245 |
Long Context DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 43.4 (#97), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1421 | 1266 |
Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 61.0 (#92), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1403 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1411 | 1265 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.0 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus has 16 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.