Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeekSummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads 32.1 to 23.7.
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 37.0 |
| 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 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 39.9 (#136), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 46.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1269 |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 32.1 (#65), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 52.6% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1255 |
Math Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1265 |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1238 |
Multilingual Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1262 |
| LMArena French | — | 1285 |
| LMArena German | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1261 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1278 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1245 |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1267 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: 46.1 (#217), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1242 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1276 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1265 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.9 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale has 3 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.