DeepSeek-V2.5
Analysis Summary
DeepSeek-V2.5 is an older model with a low measured intelligence result. The supplied record contains no coding or agent benchmarks, instruction-following evidence, context capacity, speed, or pricing. As a result, there is little data to assess its reliability on software tasks, structured content, or long documents, and no demonstrated operating advantage to balance that uncertainty.
It could be included in a controlled test for simple text tasks if a team can check outputs and compare the actual cost of running it. The information provided does not support adopting it as a default for client-facing content, complex analysis, or tool-driven workflows. Teams should favor alternatives with more recent and task-specific evaluation data when quality matters.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
DeepSeek-V2.5 has limited measured capability in the supplied record, with no task-specific coding, tool-use, context, or pricing evidence for production use.
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DFO Verdict
DeepSeek-V2.5 has limited measured capability in the supplied record, with no task-specific coding, tool-use, context, or pricing evidence for production use.
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis data refreshed Oct 8, 2026. Arena ratings from the Oct 2, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control.
Artificial Analysis has not published coding or agentic results for DeepSeek-V2.5 yet. Until it does, the model sits below tested models on the Coding and AI Agents lists.
How DeepSeek-V2.5 compares
DeepSeek-V2.5 ranks #326 of 435 AI models we track for overall intelligence. DeepSeek-V2.5 is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Frequently asked questions about DeepSeek-V2.5
How much does DeepSeek-V2.5 cost?
DeepSeek-V2.5 is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created DeepSeek-V2.5?
DeepSeek-V2.5 is developed by DeepSeek and was released on September 6, 2024.