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DeepSeek R1-0528 vs Grok 3

DeepSeek
DeepSeek R1-0528
SpaceXAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekSpaceXAI
Release dateMay 28 2025Feb 17 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
8%
Timeline
Release gapGrok 3 shipped 100 days before DeepSeek R1-0528

Which is better: DeepSeek R1-0528 or Grok 3?

DeepSeek R1-0528 and Grok 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 3 shipped 100 days before DeepSeek R1-0528, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is open weight, while Grok 3 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek R1-0528 and Grok 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek R1-0528 was released by DeepSeek on May 28 2025.

Grok 3 was released by SpaceXAI on Feb 17 2025.

DeepSeek R1-0528 is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Grok 3 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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