# DeepSeek V3.1 vs Grok 2

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3.1 and Grok 2 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-1-vs-grok-2
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek V3.1 and Grok 2 share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- DeepSeek V3.1 has the larger published context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3.1 | Grok 2 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | Unknown |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 40.59 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 6 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 | Grok 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 66% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench | 56.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HumanEval | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 58.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 | Grok 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | Coming soon | 66.1% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 38.7 (Supported · #119/181)
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 | Grok 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 74.9% | 56% | DeepSeek V3.1 |
| MMLU-Pro | 83.7% | 75.5% | DeepSeek V3.1 |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 87.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 43.5 (#99/128)
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 2 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.1 | Grok 2 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 66.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | 49.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek V3.1 and Grok 2?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [DeepSeek V3.1 vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)](/compare/deepseek-v3-1-vs-deepseek-v3-1-reasoning)
- [Grok 2 vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)](/compare/deepseek-v3-1-reasoning-vs-grok-2)
- [DeepSeek V3.1 vs Grok 2 mini](/compare/deepseek-v3-1-vs-grok-2-mini)
- [Grok 2 vs Grok 2 mini](/compare/grok-2-vs-grok-2-mini)

## Explore More

- [DeepSeek V3.1 profile](/models/deepseek-v3-1)
- [Grok 2 profile](/models/grok-2)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)