DeepSeek DeepSeek V4 Pro VS xAI Grok 4.5
⚖️Our Take
If your budget allows, Grok 4.5 is the superior choice here, offering a clear benchmark advantage while carrying only a slight price premium (1.4x). We recommend choosing DeepSeek V4 Pro only if you need to optimize costs for very high-volume pipelines.
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Benchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)
52.1%excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
88%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Performance
Cost (per 1M tokens)1.4x cheaper
$2.17Input: $1.74 | Output: $3.48Context WindowLarger
1.05M tokensBenchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+12.6%)
64.7%excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+5.0%)
93%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Performance
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$3.00Input: $2.00 | Output: $6.00Context Window
500k tokensFrequently Asked Questions about DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok 4.5 comparison
DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper than Grok 4.5. DeepSeek V4 Pro has a blended cost of $2.17/1M tokens, which is about 1.4x cheaper than Grok 4.5 at $3.00/1M tokens.
Grok 4.5 is better for coding tasks on this benchmark. It scores 64.7% on swe-bench-pro (excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases) compared to DeepSeek V4 Pro which scores 52.1%.
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