# DeepSeek-R1-0528 vs Grok 3 [Beta]

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1-0528 and Grok 3 [Beta] across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-0528-vs-grok-3-beta
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

DeepSeek-R1-0528 leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- DeepSeek-R1-0528 has the higher overall point estimate 60 to 41.03. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AIME 2024 in Mathematics, with scores of 91.4% and 52.2%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Grok 3 [Beta] |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 128K |
| Overall Score | null | 41.03 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 3 [Beta] public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Grok 3 [Beta] | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench | 73.3% | 57% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| Codeforces | 1930.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 3 [Beta] public-lane score: 41.2 (Estimated · #110/181)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Grok 3 [Beta] | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Redux | 93.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 85% | 79.9% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| GPQA | 81% | 75.4% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| SimpleQA | 27.8% | 43.6% | Grok 3 [Beta] |
| HLE | 17.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek-R1-0528 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 3 [Beta] public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1-0528 | Grok 3 [Beta] | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 91.4% | 52.2% | DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
| AIME 2025 | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek-R1-0528 or Grok 3 [Beta]?

DeepSeek-R1-0528 has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek-R1-0528 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek-R1-0528 currently has 10 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Grok 3 [Beta] cover on BenchLM?

Grok 3 [Beta] currently has 5 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [DeepSeek-R1-0528 vs DeepSeek-R1](/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-deepseek-r1-0528)
- [Grok 3 [Beta] vs DeepSeek-R1](/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-grok-3-beta)
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- [Grok 3 [Beta] vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-grok-3-beta)

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