DeepSeek model product
DeepSeek-V2.5
5 is an upgraded version that combines DeepSeek-V2-Chat and DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Instruct, integrating general and coding abilities.
Updated Aug 12, 2026. Default version: DeepSeek-V2.5
LLMBoard score15.4DeepSeek-V2.5
Coverage100%11 benchmark families
Context window8.2KTokens
Official input priceN/AOfficial price unavailable
DeepSeek-V2.5 Specifications
Technical details for the model's default version.
- Version
- DeepSeek-V2.5
- Released
- May 8, 2024
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
- Parameters
- 236B
- Context window
- 8.2K
- Max output
- 8.2K
- Inputs
- text
- Outputs
- text
- Open weights
- No
- License
- deepseek
DeepSeek-V2.5 Capability Profile
This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.
DeepSeek-V2.5 Benchmark Results
Benchmark scores for DeepSeek-V2.5.
| Aider | 72.2% | 01 | 4 | 100.0% | C | |
| DS-Arena-Code | 63.1% | 01 | 1 | 100.0% | C | |
| DS-FIM-Eval | 78.3% | 01 | 1 | 100.0% | C | |
| LiveCodeBench(01-09) | 41.8% | 01 | 1 | 100.0% | C | |
| AlignBench | 80.4% | 02 | 4 | 66.7% | C | |
| HumanEval-Mul | 73.8% | 02 | 2 | 0.0% | C | |
| AlpacaEval 2.0 | 50.5% | 03 | 4 | 33.3% | C | |
| MT-Bench | 90.2% | 03 | 12 | 81.8% | C | |
| BBH | 84.3% | 05 | 12 | 63.6% | C | |
| Arena Hard | 76.2% | 08 | 26 | 72.0% | C | |
| GSM8k | 95.1% | 11 | 48 | 78.7% | C | |
| HumanEval | 89.0% | 16 | 66 | 76.9% | C | |
| MATH | 74.7% | 29 | 71 | 60.0% | C | |
| MMLU | 80.4% | 60 | 100 | 40.4% | C | |
| SWE-Bench Verified | 16.8% | 104 | 105 | 1.0% | C |
DeepSeek-V2.5 Arena Results
Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.
| text | overall | 224 | 1294.1 | 6,795 | N/A | |
| text style control | overall | 228 | 1323.5 | 6,795 | N/A | |
| text style control | overall | 249 | 1307.2 | 24,572 | N/A | |
| text | overall | 250 | 1271.4 | 24,572 | N/A |
DeepSeek-V2.5 Runtime Performance
Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for DeepSeek-V2.5. Runtime does not affect the capability score.
| DeepSeek | 100 tok/s | 0.5 s | 8.2K | 8.2K | |
| Hyperbolic | 100 tok/s | 0.5 s | 8.2K | 8.2K | |
| DeepInfra | 63 tok/s | 0.5 s | 8.2K | 8.2K |
Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.
DeepSeek-V2.5 Pricing
Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.
- Official API
- N/A
- Official provider
- N/A
- Lowest third-party
- N/A
- Tracked offerings
- 0
No provider prices
The default version has no current input or output token prices.
Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.
DeepSeek-V2.5 Versions
Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.
| DeepSeek-V2.5 | 15.4 | 236B | 8.2K | 8.2K | No | deepseek |
What is DeepSeek-V2.5?
Key information about DeepSeek-V2.5 and its available data.
5 is an upgraded version that combines DeepSeek-V2-Chat and DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Instruct, integrating general and coding abilities. It better aligns with human preferences and has been optimized in various aspects, including writing and instruction following.
Data as of 2026-08-11.
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FAQ
Common questions about DeepSeek-V2.5.
When was DeepSeek-V2.5 released?
DeepSeek-V2.5's default version was released on May 8, 2024.
How much does DeepSeek-V2.5 cost?
No official standard PAYG price is currently available for DeepSeek-V2.5.
Who created DeepSeek-V2.5?
DeepSeek-V2.5 was created by DeepSeek.
What is the context window for DeepSeek-V2.5?
The default version has a 8.2K token context window.
Is DeepSeek-V2.5 open weight?
No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.
How many API providers offer DeepSeek-V2.5?
No provider offering is currently linked to the default version.
What models should I compare DeepSeek-V2.5 with?
Nearby ranked alternatives include Gemma 3 27B, Nova 2 Sonic, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen.