DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs Grok 3 [Beta]

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins overall with a score of 64 vs 33 (31 point difference).DeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77.8

Grok 3 [Beta]

39.8

80
MMLU
42
79
GPQA
41
77
SuperGPQA
39
75
OpenBookQA
37

Coding

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

82

Grok 3 [Beta]

34

82
HumanEval
34

Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

80

Grok 3 [Beta]

41

81
AIME 2023
42
83
AIME 2024
44
82
AIME 2025
43
77
HMMT Feb 2023
38
79
HMMT Feb 2024
40
78
HMMT Feb 2025
39
80
BRUMO 2025
41

Reasoning

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

DeepSeek Coder 2.0

77

Grok 3 [Beta]

39

78
SimpleQA
40
76
MuSR
38

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 scores higher overall with 64 vs 33, a difference of 31 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 77.8 vs 39.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in coding with an average score of 82 vs 34.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in math with an average score of 80 vs 41.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 leads in reasoning with an average score of 77 vs 39.