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DeepSeek V2.5 vs o3-mini

DeepSeek DeepSeek V2.5 vs OpenAI o3-mini — side-by-side specs.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V2.5
OpenAI
o3-mini
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateSep 2024Jan 31 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 V2.5 shipped 152 days before o3-mini

Which is better: DeepSeek V2.5 or o3-mini?

DeepSeek V2.5 and o3-mini do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. DeepSeek V2.5 shipped 152 days before o3-mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model; o3-mini 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 V2.5 released?
DeepSeek V2.5 was released by DeepSeek on Sep 2024.
When was o3-mini released?
o3-mini was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.
Is DeepSeek V2.5 or o3-mini open source?
DeepSeek V2.5 is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. o3-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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