Model comparison

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.3 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp DeepSeek

44.3

Rank #78 Confirmed

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.7

Rank #198 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp scores higher in 7 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads 51.7 to 33.9.
  • DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
DeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderDeepSeekxAI
Noometry Index44.337.7
Released2025-09-292024-08-13
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window164K—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.26—
Output $ / M tokens$0.38—
Results tracked4917

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 46.5 (#65), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Coding14541269
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)70%—
Aider Polyglot74.2%—
LMArena WebDev1362—
SWE-bench Multilingual59%—
SciCode38.9%—
WeirdML39.5%—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 32.7 (#59), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Terminal-Bench39.6%—
APEX-Agents21.3%—
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard56.7%—
TheAgentCompany42.9%—
Vending-Bench 21,034—

Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 22.1 (#208), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts14341255
ARC-AGI-24%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark52.2%—
NYT Connections (extended)36.7%—
ARC-AGI-157%—
CritPt2.9%—
Chess Puzzles14%—
Thematic Generalization65%—
DTBench87.7%—
LMCA29.1%—
Epoch Capabilities Index146.27—

Math DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 41.7 (#87), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math14351265
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions57.7%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202587.8%—
ProofBench8%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)22.1%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)2.1%—

Knowledge DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 51.7 (#66), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert14361238
GPQA Diamond83.4%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate5.3%—

Multilingual DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 52.2 (#90), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English14091257
LMArena Chinese14611262
LMArena French14331286
LMArena German14401273
LMArena Japanese13741213
LMArena Korean13711195
LMArena Russian14241261
LMArena Spanish14401279

Instruction Following DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 74.5 (#93), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following14131245

Long Context DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 47.6 (#16), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query14281266
Fiction.LiveBench83.3%—
CL-bench13.2%—
CL-bench Life9.5%—

Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 62.4 (#77), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.2-ExpGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text14251281
LMArena Creative Writing14031242
LMArena Multi-Turn14271265
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1515—

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.3 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.5 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp has 49 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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