# DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent

> Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-grok-4-20-multi-agent
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 42.4 to 24.5.
- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 45.5 |
| Rank | 197 | 62 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $1.25 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.50 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#91)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1310 | 1458 |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): —
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | — | 1204 |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 42.4 (#44)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1448 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 89.6% |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 36.6 (#106)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1289 | 1441 |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.7 (#116)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 1445 |

## Multimodal

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): —
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.8 (#44)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1259 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.6 (#40)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1440 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1317 | 1475 |
| LMArena French | 1288 | 1467 |
| LMArena German | 1258 | 1456 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | 1416 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1457 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | 1447 |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 75.0 (#80)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1420 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#84)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1430 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.1 (#57)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1450 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1451 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.5 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better for coding?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 31.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20.