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DeepSeek Coder vs Grok 3

DeepSeek DeepSeek Coder vs xAI Grok 3 — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek Coder
xAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekxAI
Release dateNov 2 2023Feb 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek Coder shipped 473 days before Grok 3

Which is better: DeepSeek Coder or Grok 3?

DeepSeek Coder and Grok 3 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek Coder shipped 473 days before Grok 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek Coder is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok 3 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 released?
DeepSeek Coder was released by DeepSeek on Nov 2 2023.
When was Grok 3 released?
Grok 3 was released by xAI on Feb 17 2025.
Is DeepSeek Coder or Grok 3 open source?
DeepSeek Coder is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Grok 3 is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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