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R1 vs Grok 4

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

R1 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Grok 4 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
R1
Benchmark Advantage
Grok 4
Context Window
Grok 4
Speed
Grok 4

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureR1Grok 4
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyR1Grok 4
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorDeepseekXai
ReleasedJan 2025Jul 2025

R1 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Grok 4 Modalities

Input
imagetext
Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

R1 has cheaper input pricing at $0.55/M tokens. R1 has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
Grok 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 40.5, compared to R1's score of 15.9.
R1 has a 64,000 token context window, while Grok 4 has a 256,000 token context window.
R1 does not support vision. Grok 4 supports vision.