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DeepSeek Coder V2 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek Coder V2
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekGoogle
Release dateJun 2024Mar 25 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
86.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
59.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek Coder V2 shipped 297 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro

Which is better: DeepSeek Coder V2 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads DeepSeek Coder V2 on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). DeepSeek Coder V2 shipped 297 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek Coder V2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 2.5 Pro is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek Coder V2 released?
DeepSeek Coder V2 was released by DeepSeek on Jun 2024.
When was Gemini 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
Is DeepSeek Coder V2 or Gemini 2.5 Pro open source?
DeepSeek Coder V2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Gemini 2.5 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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