# DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Grok 4.7

> Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.6 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-grok-4-7
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.7 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok 4.7 leads 55.0 to 31.3.
- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 46.6 |
| Rank | 197 | 56 |
| Context | — | 500K |
| Input $/M | — | $2 |
| Output $/M | — | $6 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274)
- Grok 4.7: 55.0 (#23)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1310 | 1423 |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| CursorBench | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1636 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 29.5% |
| SciCode | — | 57.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145)
- Grok 4.7: 40.1 (#49)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1409 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 76.8% |
| CritPt | — | 17.7% |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177)
- Grok 4.7: 41.1 (#73)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1289 | 1393 |
| ProofBench | — | 34% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190)
- Grok 4.7: 38.7 (#130)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 1413 |

## Multimodal

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): —
- Grok 4.7: 28.8 (#107)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20.8% |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188)
- Grok 4.7: 51.2 (#108)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1392 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1317 | 1476 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1396 |
| LMArena French | 1288 | — |
| LMArena German | 1258 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189)
- Grok 4.7: 74.3 (#98)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1406 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169)
- Grok 4.7: 43.2 (#97)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1416 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182)
- Grok 4.7: 70.1 (#23)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1397 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1391 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1389 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 2007 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Grok 4.7?

Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.6 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Grok 4.7 better for coding?

Grok 4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.0 versus 31.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Grok 4.7 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.7 has 21.