Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher in 2 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 32.9 to 16.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SimpleBench: 52.6% for DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and 22.7% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024).
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 39.7 | 33.7 |
| Released | 2025-12-01 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.58 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.68 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 40.4 (#140), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 46.7% | 22.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1287 |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.9 (#73), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 52.6% | 22.7% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1272 |
| DTBench | — | 65.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.48 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |
Math Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 11.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1283 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 63.5% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 53.8% |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1254 |
Multilingual Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1289 |
| LMArena French | — | 1318 |
| LMArena German | — | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1237 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1286 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1281 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1276 |
Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.0 (#222), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1284 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1276 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1290 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.7 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.