xAI Grok-2 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking

Detailed comparison for LLMs

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On Guardion's LLM vulnerability Benchmark, xAI Grok-2 is the more secure of the two: Grok-2 scores 46.0% and DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking scores 47.0% on attack success rate (ASR) (lower is better). One or both scores are estimated from public safety evaluations pending a Guardion benchmark run.

Head-to-Head Overview

Grok-2 is the overall winner in this comparison!

Attack Success Rate (lower is safer)

ASR for xAI Grok-2 vs DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking. Green marks the safer model on each metric. Only the overall score is available for estimated models.

Overall (ASR)

Grok-2
46.0%
DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking
47.0%

TAP Attack Method (ASR)

Grok-2
100.0%
DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking
100.0%

Crescendo Attack Method (ASR)

Grok-2
100.0%
DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking
100.0%

Zero-Shot (ASR)

Grok-2
100.0%
DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking
100.0%

Key Highlights

  • xAI Grok-2 has a lower Overall (ASR).

Security Profile

Outward is better on every axis.

OverallTAPCrescendoZero-Shot
Grok-2
DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking
Full security profile
xAI Grok-2
Full security profile
DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking

Frequently asked questions

Is xAI Grok-2 or DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking more secure?

On Guardion's LLM vulnerability Benchmark, xAI Grok-2 is the more secure of the two: Grok-2 scores 46.0% and DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking scores 47.0% on attack success rate (ASR) (lower is better). One or both scores are estimated from public safety evaluations pending a Guardion benchmark run.

What is the attack success rate (ASR) of Grok-2 vs DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking?

Grok-2 has a 46.0% ASR and DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking has a 47.0% ASR — the share of adversarial prompts that succeed across zero-shot, TAP, and Crescendo attacks. Lower is safer.

How were Grok-2 and DeepSeek-V3.2 Non-thinking tested?

Both were red-teamed with the HarmBench framework across zero-shot, TAP (Tree of Attacks with Pruning), and Crescendo multi-turn attacks, scored by Attack Success Rate.

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