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DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs Grok‑2

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
xAI
Grok‑2
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekxAI
Release dateApr 24 2026Aug 14 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
88.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑2 shipped 618 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Grok‑2?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads Grok‑2 on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Grok‑2 shipped 618 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok‑2 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-V4-Flash released?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
When was Grok‑2 released?
Grok‑2 was released by xAI on Aug 14 2024.
Is DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Grok‑2 open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. Grok‑2 is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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