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Deepseek
Deepseek
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Xai
Xai

Deepseek vs Xai

Compare all Deepseek and Xai models — pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Overview

Deepseek

Models
22
Cheapest Input
$0.01
Max Context
164K
Top Intelligence
32.1

Xai

Models
9
Cheapest Input
$0.20
Max Context
2.0M
Top Intelligence
41.5

Flagship Model Comparison

DeepSeek V3.2vsGrok 4
MetricDeepSeek V3.2Grok 4
Input $/1M tokens$0.26$3.00
Output $/1M tokens$0.38$15.00
Context Window164K256K
Intelligence32.141.5
Coding34.640.5
Math59.092.7

All Models Pricing

Deepseek Models

ModelInput/1MOutput/1MContext
DeepSeek V3.2 $0.26 $0.38164K
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale $0.40 $1.20164K
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus $0.21 $0.79164K
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp $0.27 $0.41164K
DeepSeek V3.1 $0.15 $0.7533K
R1 0528 $0.45 $2.15164K
R1 $0.55 $2.1964K
R1 Distill Qwen 32B $0.29 $0.2933K
DeepSeek V3 0324 $0.20 $0.77164K
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B $0.20 $0.20128K
R1 Distill Llama 70B $0.70 $0.80131K
R1 Distill Qwen 14B $0.15 $0.1533K
R1 Distill Llama 8B $0.04 $0.0433K
DeepSeek V3 $0.01 $0.03164K
DeepSeek Coder 1.3B Base $0.10 $0.1016K
DeepSeek Coder 7B Base $0.20 $0.204K
R1 Distill Qwen 7B $0.20 $0.2033K
DeepSeek Coder 7B Base v1.5 $0.20 $0.204K
DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 $0.20 $0.204K
R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B $0.20 $0.20131K
DeepSeek Prover V2 $0.50 $2.18164K
DeepSeek Coder 33B Instruct $0.80 $0.8016K

Xai Models

ModelInput/1MOutput/1MContext
Grok 4 $3.00 $15.00256K
Grok 3 Mini $0.25 $0.50131K
Grok Code Fast 1 $0.20 $1.50256K
Grok 4.1 Fast $0.20 $0.502.0M
Grok 4 Fast $0.20 $0.502.0M
Grok 3 $3.00 $15.00131K
Grok 3 Mini Beta $0.30 $0.50131K
Grok 3 Beta $3.00 $15.00131K
Grok 3 Fast $5.00 $25.00131K

Benchmark Comparison

Best Scores by Provider

BenchmarkDeepseekXai
Intelligence
32.1
DeepSeek V3.2
41.5
Grok 4
Coding
37.9
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
40.5
Grok 4
Math
96.7
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
92.7
Grok 4
MMLU Pro
86.3
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
86.6
Grok 4
GPQA
87.1
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
87.7
Grok 4
LiveCodeBench
89.6
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
81.9
Grok 4
Aider
74.2
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
79.6
Grok 4
AIME
89.3
R1 0528
94.3
Grok 4

Capabilities

CapabilityDeepseekXai
Vision✓ (3 models)
Tool Calls✓ (16 models)✓ (9 models)
Reasoning✓ (15 models)✓ (6 models)
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Web Search✓ (8 models)
Prompt Caching✓ (4 models)✓ (8 models)
Open Source Models✓ (16 models)

Model-Level Comparisons

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Frequently Asked Questions

Deepseek has 22 models while Xai has 9 models available through API providers.
Deepseek's cheapest model starts at $0.01/M input tokens, while Xai's cheapest starts at $0.20/M input tokens.
It depends on your needs. Compare specific models from each provider using the head-to-head comparisons above. Consider factors like pricing, benchmark performance, context window size, and supported capabilities.