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DeepSeek Coder V2 vs o3

DeepSeek
DeepSeek Coder V2
OpenAI
o3
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateJun 2024Apr 16 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
26%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek Coder V2 shipped 319 days before o3

Which is better: DeepSeek Coder V2 or o3?

DeepSeek Coder V2 and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek Coder V2 shipped 319 days before o3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek Coder V2 is open weight, while o3 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek Coder V2 and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek Coder V2 was released by DeepSeek on Jun 2024.

o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

DeepSeek Coder V2 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. o3 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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